# CME Sues the CFTC Over How Crypto Perpetual Futures Got Approved

The exchange operator argues the regulator wrongly approved the first perpetual futures product in the United States, opening a jurisdictional dispute just as Binance prepares to list its own perpetual contracts.

- Published: 2026-06-22T10:29:30.461Z
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- Sources: [CoinDesk](https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2026/06/21/are-perps-swaps-a-quick-look-at-that-cme-suit-state-of-crypto), [Polylog editors](https://polylog.news)

CME Group, the largest derivatives exchange operator in the United States, has sued the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), alleging the agency made an error in approving Kalshi's first US perpetual futures product, CoinDesk report…

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