U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission just dropped a bombshell. They're testing Bitcoin as collateral for derivatives trading. Yes, you read that right—BTC collateral in regulated markets.



This isn't some fringe experiment. It's the CFTC. The agency that oversees trillions in derivatives.

What does this mean? American markets are cracking open the door for Bitcoin in ways we haven't seen before. Institutional players could soon pledge BTC instead of traditional assets. The implications? Massive.

We're watching regulatory walls come down in real time.
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MetaMiseryvip
· 12-11 15:59
ngl, this really is different now. The CFTC moving so quickly is a bit scary.
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probably_nothing_anonvip
· 12-10 11:35
Wait, is the CFTC really dealing with BTC collateral? If this is true, traditional finance will be completely disrupted.
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rekt_but_resilientvip
· 12-09 02:01
ngl this really is different now, it's time for institutions to buy the dip
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Layer2Arbitrageurvip
· 12-09 02:01
lmao CFTC finally waking up. they're about to discover what we already knew—BTC collateral cuts out like 400bps in settlement friction. institutions gonna flood in but by then we already extracted the alpha.
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wrekt_but_learningvip
· 12-09 01:59
ngl, traditional finance really can't stop this now. Institutions won't be able to sit still anymore.
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AirdropFreedomvip
· 12-09 01:51
Damn, is the CFTC really going to use BTC as collateral? They're getting serious this time.
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TokenomicsDetectivevip
· 12-09 01:49
Damn, the CFTC is really playing with fire...BTC is being directly used as collateral for derivatives? Now institutions really have to get serious.
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