Are perps swaps? A quick look at that CME suit: State of Crypto
CME Group sued the CFTC on Thursday, alleging that the agency was wrong in how it approved Kalshi's first U.S. perpetual futures product.
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Older archive item. Useful for background and entity history, but not a fresh market-moving signal.
Why this matters
Kalshi is showing up inside the Market Structure theme, so this story is worth tracking for follow-through rather than treating it as a one-off headline.
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