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#特朗普支持CFTC管辖预测市场 Major Changes in U.S. Cryptocurrency Regulation: The Battle for the Crypto Capital Has Officially Begun!

"We must maintain our position as the world's cryptocurrency capital!"

Recently, Trump dropped a major bombshell on social media. Not only did he loudly declare that the U.S. is the center of the cryptocurrency world, but he also firmly handed a key authority to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC)—exclusive jurisdiction over prediction markets. This is not just a casual remark; a game involving global financial influence has already heated up!
Many still remember that during Biden’s era, the crypto industry was "comprehensively cracked down," with the SEC (U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission) and CFTC fighting over jurisdiction for 10 years, leaving crypto companies caught in the middle. But everything changed when Trump took office: in March 2025, the White House held the first-ever crypto summit, canceling multiple crypto lawsuits on the spot; in March 2026, the SEC and CFTC signed an agreement designating 16 mainstream crypto assets as "digital commodities," all under CFTC regulation.
Now, further steps have been taken—directly handing over the jurisdiction of the core arena of prediction markets to the CFTC. U.S. crypto regulation has finally ended internal conflicts and entered an era of "centralized authority"!

How valuable is this exclusive jurisdiction?
Data speaks: the global prediction market size has reached hundreds of billions of dollars, covering election, economic, sports, and other event contracts, making it one of the most innovative and dynamic sectors in crypto. It’s now clear that only the CFTC can regulate it, meaning the U.S. intends to firmly hold this piece of the pie.
More importantly, the U.S. is using a "regulatory certainty + policy dividends + resource tilt" trifecta to aggressively attract global crypto talent, companies, and capital. In July 2025, the U.S. House of Representatives passed three major crypto bills—the "Genius Act," the "Clarity Act," and others—with 308 votes in favor and 122 against, establishing clear rules for stablecoins and digital asset trading; Trump also signed an executive order to establish a strategic Bitcoin reserve, locking in 200k Bitcoins (about $200k) for the government to hold forever. While easing industry restrictions, the U.S. is also backing it with national credit. The clear goal: siphon all core resources of the global crypto industry into the U.S.

Some say the U.S. is "backtracking" and abandoning regulatory bottom lines. But fundamentally, this is a precise strategic calculation: crypto assets are no longer "niche toys," but the core battlefield of financial competition in the digital age. To maintain dollar hegemony and consolidate global financial dominance, the U.S. must control the rules of the crypto space.
Trump’s "Crypto Capital" declaration is not just a slogan but a declaration of U.S. hegemony in the digital financial era—rules set by us, markets controlled by us, dividends eaten by us!

Looking globally, many countries are accelerating their crypto strategies, but most are still in the "exploration stage," either overly restrictive, stifling innovation, or with vague rules and high risks. The U.S. has already completed the full cycle of "internal integration—rule implementation—resource tilt," forming a unique model of "lenient but controllable, open yet dominant." This model is creating a powerful "magnetic effect" on the global crypto industry.
Of course, we must remain clear-eyed: America’s "crypto hegemony" is essentially an extension of financial hegemony, aimed at protecting its own interests rather than promoting healthy global crypto development. But there’s no denying that U.S. policy shifts have already fundamentally changed the global crypto landscape, and future competition in digital finance will become even fiercer.
The tide of the times is rolling forward, and the global game of digital finance has just begun. The U.S. seizing crypto dominance and trying to secure the "Crypto Capital of the World" is clear, but the global financial landscape is no longer a one-horse race. In the future, those who can balance regulatory innovation, technological breakthroughs, and risk control will truly grasp the initiative in the digital financial era