2025-12-16 | 2025-22872

Withdrawal of Interpretive Guidance: Retail Commodity Transactions Involving Certain Digital Assets

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission withdrew its 2020 interpretive guidance on actual delivery in retail commodity transactions involving virtual currencies. This action reevaluates the prior guidance in light of market developments and findings from the President’s Working Group on Digital Asset Markets. The Commission determined the previous guidance is likely outdated and may conflict with ongoing regulatory work.

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