# How CFTC Chairman Michael Selig reversed long-standing policy to authorize perpetual crypto and stock trades on Kalshi and others, despite SEC staff concerns (New York Times)

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3 outlets covering · First listed: Techmeme, Nov 12, 2026, 6:20 AM · Read it: <https://www.techmeme.com/261112/p23>

## Who's covering it

In the order they published:

- Nov 11, 2026, 4:11 PM: [SEC backs CFTC in court fight over single-stock perpetual futures](<https://cryptobriefing.com/sec-backs-cftc-perpetual-futures-lawsuit/>) — Crypto Briefing (Specialist)
  The SEC's support for the CFTC highlights potential shifts in regulatory dynamics, impacting market oversight and the future of derivatives trading.
- Nov 12, 2026, 4:02 AM: [Want to Short a Stock? Kalshi and C.T.F.C. Allow It as ‘Perpetual Trades.’](<https://www.nytimes.com/2026/11/12/us/politics/kalshi-commodity-futures-stocks.html>) — New York Times (Newspaper, United States)
  After a federal regulator allowed wagering on stocks and cryptocurrencies, two powerful trading clearinghouses filed lawsuits saying traders would not be properly protected.
- Nov 12, 2026, 6:20 AM: [How CFTC Chairman Michael Selig reversed long-standing policy to authorize perpetual crypto and stock trades on Kalshi and others, despite SEC staff concerns (New York Times)](<https://www.techmeme.com/261112/p23>) — Techmeme (Aggregator, United States)