CFTC Upgrades Its Crypto Surveillance Game

The CFTC isn’t playing around with crypto oversight. The derivatives regulator just signed a deal to use Nasdaq’s top-tier market surveillance system to hunt for fraud and manipulation.

They’re getting serious tools—think automated alerts and data analytics—to police the wild west of crypto markets.

This is all part of a bigger plan. The CFTC is prepping for a much larger role if Congress passes new crypto laws. But there’s a staffing shuffle ahead, with four commissioners on their way out. They’re building the tech infrastructure before they even have the full team to run it.