Seventh Circuit Grants CFTC Exclusive Authority Over Commodity Derivatives, SEC Must Drop Kraft Case
SEC Crushed: Kraft Case Hands CFTC Crypto Oversight Win In a sharp rebuke to the SEC, the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that the CFTC—not the SEC—holds primary authority over commodity derivatives like Kraft Foods’ swaps, forcing the SEC to drop its parallel enforcement action. This mandamus victory for the CFTC clarifies overlapping agency…
