The CFTC invited, opens new tab stakeholders to comment on how to list the spot crypto asset contracts in a designated market.

This brings crypto one step closer to the structure and standards of traditional markets, said Saad Ahmed, head of Asia Pacific at Gemini, noting that it could drive broader use by institutions and sophisticated market participants globally.

The digital assets industry has made advances this year under U.S. President Donald Trump, with bills like the GENIUS Act and CLARITY Act designed to provide new, tailored rules it has long pushed for. The CFTC's latest move is another sign to crypto participants that regulators are intent on making infrastructure changes.