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FCC Consumer & Governmental Affairs Bureau Issues Public Notice: Bureau Seeks to Dismiss Twenty-Four Mooted or Outdated Petitions
WASHINGTON, Aug. 20 -- The Federal Communications Commission Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau issued the following public notice (CG Docket Nos. 02-278, 05-338, 17-59):
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By this Public Notice, the Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau (Bureau) announces its intention to dismiss with prejudice the petitions identified herein 45 days after publication of this Notice in the Federal Register.
To improve efficiency and reduce backlog, the Bureau seeks to determine whether the entities listed below remain interested in their petitions. Parties filed these petitions between 2003 and
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WASHINGTON, Aug. 20 -- The Federal Communications Commission Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau issued the following public notice (CG Docket Nos. 02-278, 05-338, 17-59):
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By this Public Notice, the Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau (Bureau) announces its intention to dismiss with prejudice the petitions identified herein 45 days after publication of this Notice in the Federal Register.
To improve efficiency and reduce backlog, the Bureau seeks to determine whether the entities listed below remain interested in their petitions. Parties filed these petitions between 2003 and2023, and they have gone without advocacy for several years. In addition, the specific matters to which they relate likely have been mooted or outdated by advancements in technology, changes in consumer preferences, or changes in regulations that have occurred since.
Consistent with our past practice,/1 we therefore plan to dismiss the petitions with prejudice unless a petitioner or other interested party files a letter in the relevant docket or dockets within 45 days of the date of the Federal Register publication of this Notice specifying that it objects to the dismissal of the petition and the reasons for such objection. Upon release of this Notice, the Bureau will send copies hereof to the petitioners via certified mail at the last available mailing address associated with the petition.
The petitions,/2 along with related information, are:
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Petitioner ... Petition ... Date Filed ... Docket(s)
Mark Boling ... Petition for Declaratory Ruling ... 8/11/2003 ... CG Docket No. 02-278
Vincent Lucas ... Petition for Expedited Declaratory Ruling ... 6/18/2014 ... CG Docket No. 02-278
Sumotext Corp. ... Petition for Expedited Clarification or, in the Alternative, Declaratory Ruling ... 9/3/2015 ... CG Docket No. 02-278
Todd C. Bank ... Petition for Declaratory Ruling ... 3/7/2016 ... CG Docket No. 02-278
Network Commc'ns Int'l Corp. ... Petition for Expedited Declaratory Ruling ... 5/10/2016 ... CG Docket No. 02-278
RingCentral, Inc. ... Petition for Expedited Declaratory Ruling ... 7/6/2016 ... CG Docket No. 02-278
Anthem, Inc., et al. ... Joint Petition for Expedited Declaratory Ruling and/or Clarification ... 7/28/2016 ... CG Docket No. 02-278
Craig Moskowitz and Craig Cunningham ... Petition for Rulemaking and Declaratory Ruling ... 1/22/2017 ... CG Docket Nos. 02-278, 05-338
M3 USA Corp. ... Petition of Expedited Declaratory Ruling ... 3/20/2017 ... CG Docket No. 02-278
Insights Ass'n and Am. Ass'n for Pub. Op. Research ... Petition for Declaratory Ruling ... 10/30/2017 ... CG Docket No. 02-278
Fed. Hous. Fin. Agency ... Petitions for Expedited Declaratory Ruling and Urgent Clarification ... 11/15/2017 ... CG Docket No. 02-278
Inovalon, Inc. ... Petition for Expedited Declaratory Ruling ... 2/20/2018 ... CG Docket No. 02-278
U.S. Chamber Inst. for Legal Reform, et al. ... Petition for Declaratory Ruling ... 5/3/2018 ... CG Docket No. 02-278
Life Ins. Direct Mktg. Ass'n, et al. ... Petition for Clarification and Declaratory Ruling ... 6/18/2018 ... CG Docket No. 02-278
Best Doctors, Inc. ... Petition for Declaratory Ruling ... 12/14/2018 ... CG Docket Nos. 02-278, 05-338
Patrick Maupin ... Petition for Clarification ... 6/21/2019 ... CG Docket No. 02-278
Am. Bankers Ass'n, et al. ... Petition for Expedited Declaratory Ruling, Clarification, or Waiver ... 3/30/2020 ... CG Docket No. 02-278
Assurance IQ, LLC ... Petition for Expedited Declaratory Ruling ... 5/12/2020 ... CG Docket No. 02-278
Nat'l Ass'n of Chain Drug Stores ... Petition for Clarification or, in the Alternative, Declaratory Ruling ... 8/17/2020 ... CG Docket No. 02-278
Enter. Commc'ns Advocacy Coal. ... Petition for Declaratory Ruling ... 7/30/2021 ... CG Docket No. 02-278
Pragmatic Deliveries, LLC ... Petition for revision of Reassigned Number Database technical requirements ... 11/9/2021 ... CG Docket No. 17-59
Hustle, Inc. ... Petition for Waiver from Fee Requirements ... 3/30/2022 ... CG Docket No. 17-59
DentalPlans.com ... Petition for Expedited Declaratory Ruling or, in the Alternative, Retroactive Waiver ... 1/3/2023 ... CG Docket No. 02-278
Mark W. Dobronski ... Petition for Clarification and Declaratory Ruling ... 12/13/2023 ... CG Docket No. 02-278
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Filing Requirements. Any petitioner or other interested party objecting to the dismissal of its petition must file a letter stating its objection on or before the date indicated on the first page of this document. The letter must reference its docket number(s) and may be filed using the Commission's Electronic Comment Filing System (ECFS)./3
* Electronic Filers: Comments may be filed electronically using the Internet by accessing the ECFS: https://www.fcc.gov/ecfs.
* Paper Filers: Parties who choose to file by paper must file an original and one copy of each filing.
- Filings can be sent by hand or messenger delivery, by commercial courier, or by the U.S. Postal Service. All filings must be addressed to the Secretary, Federal Communications Commission.
- Hand-delivered or messenger-delivered paper filings for the Commission's Secretary are accepted between 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. by the FCC's mailing contractor at 9050 Junction Drive, Annapolis Junction, MD 20701. All hand deliveries must be held together with rubber bands or fasteners. Any envelopes and boxes must be disposed of before entering the building.
- Commercial courier deliveries (any deliveries not by the U.S. Postal Service) must be sent to 9050 Junction Drive, Annapolis Junction, MD 20701.
- Filings sent by U.S. Postal Service First-Class Mail, Priority Mail, and Priority Mail Express must be sent to 45 L Street NE, Washington, DC 20554.
* People with Disabilities. To request materials in accessible formats for people with disabilities (braille, large print, electronic files, audio format), send an e-mail to fcc504@fcc.gov or call the Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau at (202) 418-0530.
Ex Parte Rules. The proceedings this Notice initiates shall be treated as a "permit-but-disclose" proceeding in accordance with the Commission's ex parte rules. Persons making ex parte presentations must file a copy of any written presentation or a memorandum summarizing any oral presentation within two business days after the presentation (unless a different deadline applicable to the Sunshine period applies). Persons making oral ex parte presentations are reminded that memoranda summarizing the presentation must (1) list all persons attending or otherwise participating in the meeting at which the ex parte presentation was made, and (2) summarize all data presented and arguments made during the presentation. If the presentation consisted in whole or in part of the presentation of data or arguments already reflected in the presenter's written comments, memoranda, or other filings in the proceeding, the presenter may provide citations to such data or arguments in his or her prior comments, memoranda, or other filings (specifying the relevant page and/or paragraph numbers where such data or arguments can be found) in lieu of summarizing them in the memorandum. Documents shown or given to Commission staff during ex parte meetings are deemed to be written ex parte presentations and must be filed consistent with rule 1.1206(b). Written ex parte presentations and memoranda summarizing oral ex parte presentations, and all attachments thereto, must, when feasible, be filed through the electronic comment filing system in the docket established for this proceeding, and must be filed in their native format (e.g., .doc, .xml, .ppt, searchable .pdf). Participants in this proceeding should familiarize themselves with the Commission's ex parte rules.
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Footnotes:
1/ See e.g., Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau Dismisses Eleven Petitions For Reconsideration or Applications For Review, CG Docket Nos. 02-278, 25-307, Public Notice, DA 26-465 (CGB May 12, 2026); Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau Dismisses Nine Petitions for Preemption of State Consumer Protection Requirements, Public Notice, 35 FCC Rcd 14621 (CGB 2020). See also Amendment of Certain of the Commission's Part I Rules of Practice and Procedure and Part 0 Rules of Commission Organization, Report and Order, 26 FCC Rcd 1594 (2011) (terminating dormant proceedings).
2/ Although they did not style them as petitions, several parties label their filings as "requests" or say they "seek" relief or refer to "requested" relief, and we thus construe them as petitions. See, e.g., Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau Seeks Comment on National Association of Chain Drug Stores' Request for Clarification on Covid and Flu Vaccine Communications, CG Docket No. 02-278, 35 FCC Rcd 10414, 10414 n.1 (CGB 2020) (construing the National Association of Chain Drug Stores' filing as a "petition for clarification or, in the alternative, declaratory ruling").
3/ See Electronic Filing of Documents in Rulemaking Proceedings, 63 Fed. Reg. 24121 (May 1, 1998).
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Original text here: https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DA-26-867A1.pdf
CFTC Chairman Selig Issues Remarks at White House Innovation Meeting
WASHINGTON, Aug. 20 -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission issued the following remarks on Aug. 19, 2026, by Chairman Michael S. Selig at the White House Innovation meeting:
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Thank you, Mr. President. It's an honor to be here with you and this exceptional group of business leaders.
Thanks to your leadership, the era of political lawfare, de-banking, and regulation by enforcement is over. Innovators like the people in this room are welcomed to the White House, not railroaded to the big house. And the new frontier of finance is being built right here on American soil.
From day one,
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WASHINGTON, Aug. 20 -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission issued the following remarks on Aug. 19, 2026, by Chairman Michael S. Selig at the White House Innovation meeting:
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Thank you, Mr. President. It's an honor to be here with you and this exceptional group of business leaders.
Thanks to your leadership, the era of political lawfare, de-banking, and regulation by enforcement is over. Innovators like the people in this room are welcomed to the White House, not railroaded to the big house. And the new frontier of finance is being built right here on American soil.
From day one,this President has been clear: America will not fall behind and allow other countries to take its position as the greatest place on Earth to build a new technology, operate a business, and invest for the future. The world will run "on the backbone of American technology."
Under President Trump's leadership, we've codified the GENIUS Act, established a strategic bitcoin reserve, drawn a clear line in the sand between crypto securities and commodities, launched the first U.S. crypto perpetual, and protected the rights of software developers.
We've exiled Gary Gensler, defeated the anti-crypto army, and made America the crypto capital of the world.
And I'm proud to be working with Secretary Lutnick and the Department of Commerce to make America the compute capital of the world. This may be the most important commodity of our time - some are even calling it digital oil. And America needs to dominate these markets to win the AI Race.
We've also protected federally regulated prediction markets from rogue state attorneys general like Letitia James who seek to nullify federal law and push these financial markets offshore - to unregulated and foreign venues.
American dominance in the technologies that will define the future remains unmatched. We are truly in a Golden Age of American Innovation.
Now, the United States has a choice. We can either write the rules that define the next generation of financial markets, or we can let other countries write them for us.
With Congress advancing the CLARITY Act towards the finish line, we stand ready to implement the bill once it's been signed by the President. But we'll use every tool available to move the President's pro-innovation agenda forward in the meantime.
Tomorrow, at the inaugural meeting of the CFTC's Innovation Advisory Committee, I look forward to sharing more details on our regulatory roadmap for the new frontier of finance. A path forward that provides greater certainty for innovators while reinforcing confidence in our markets for decades to come.
This President has assembled an extraordinary team of entrepreneurs, builders, investors, and business leaders serving and advising in government, like David Sacks here. This real-world experience has already brought valuable perspectives into policymaking, and it will continue to pay dividends to the American people.
Innovation depends on regulatory clarity. Clear rules create confidence. Confidence attracts investment. And investment creates jobs, strengthens our markets, and keeps the world's best talent building here in America.
Mr. President, thank you again for your leadership and for making American innovation great again. The work we're doing now will shape the future of our great nation for decades to come.
Now, I'm honored to introduce the most pro-innovation, pro-free market SEC Chairman in America's history, and what an upgrade from Gary Gensler, Paul Atkins. Mr. Chairman, please.
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Original text here: https://www.cftc.gov/PressRoom/SpeechesTestimony/opaselig9
SEC Commissioner Uyeda Issues Statement on Regulation Crypto Assets
WASHINGTON, Aug. 19 -- The Securities and Exchange Commission issued the following statement on Aug. 18, 2026, by Commissioner Mark T. Uyeda:
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Statement on Regulation Crypto Assets
Today, the Commission proposes Regulation Crypto Assets, which would create a specific offering framework for certain investment contracts involving crypto assets, referred to as "covered investment contracts."[1] In so doing, the proposal would provide rules that crypto entrepreneurs and market participants can rely on.
Two new exemptions from registration under the Securities Act would be created for offerings
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WASHINGTON, Aug. 19 -- The Securities and Exchange Commission issued the following statement on Aug. 18, 2026, by Commissioner Mark T. Uyeda:
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Statement on Regulation Crypto Assets
Today, the Commission proposes Regulation Crypto Assets, which would create a specific offering framework for certain investment contracts involving crypto assets, referred to as "covered investment contracts."[1] In so doing, the proposal would provide rules that crypto entrepreneurs and market participants can rely on.
Two new exemptions from registration under the Securities Act would be created for offeringsof covered investment contracts: a "startup exemption" for up to $5 million over a four-year period, and a "fundraising exemption" permitting up to $75 million during each 12-month period. In addition, a conditional safe harbor from the definition of "investment contract" under the Securities Act and the Securities Exchange Act would be available once an issuer has completed or otherwise permanently ceased all essential managerial efforts that it represented or promised it would engage in under the covered investment contract.
These provisions are intended to give issuers a workable path to raise capital, reduce the incentive to move offshore, and provide U.S. investors more opportunities to invest with clearer, more consistent protections.
Regulators have an ongoing obligation to consider how existing laws and rules apply to new technologies, products, services, and forms of securities. The Commission's approach to crypto in recent years--advancing untested legal theories through enforcement actions rather than rulemaking--deprived the public and market participants of the opportunity to have input into the development of workable rules. Instead, interested persons were left to speculate how the facts of one enforcement case might apply to their own situation.[2] Starting on January 20, 2025, the Commission moved away from regulation by enforcement and started doing what it should have been doing all along: listening to the public. The Crypto Task Force was formed in part to commence an open dialogue on how crypto assets should be regulated if they constituted securities.
The historical treatment of crypto by the Commission is regrettable. Even when a crypto asset was properly treated as a security, prospective issuers were provided no realistic way to comply with the Commission's registration process. Persons who sought to register their crypto offerings were often given a bureaucratic runaround with no resolution in sight. Those who tried to engage with the Commission in good faith found themselves facing subpoenas and litigation rather than answers.[3] This approach left market participants asking why they should even try to comply with SEC rules, when they could move their operations offshore. Regulation Crypto Assets would replace the guesswork with fixed thresholds, defined disclosure obligations, and a set of conditions that issuers can measure themselves against before they make their offering--not after they are told they "got it wrong" in hindsight.
Notably, with respect to any legislative developments, nothing in the proposal precludes the Commission from taking into account such developments in formulating or responding to future crypto policies. To the contrary, legislative CLARITY would be beneficial to market participants and regulatory agencies.
I look forward to hearing feedback from market participants on the proposed thresholds, conditions, and other provisions. I thank Commissioner Hester Peirce for her longstanding leadership on crypto issues--from the dark days of the prior administration through her leading the Crypto Task Force. Thank you also to the staff of the Division of Corporation Finance, the Division of Economic and Risk Analysis, the Crypto Task Force, the Office of the General Counsel, the Office of the Chief Accountant, the EDGAR Business Office, the Division of Investment Management, and the Division of Trading and Markets, for their work on this proposal.
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[1] Press Release, SEC Proposes New Regulation Crypto Assets (Aug 18, 2026).
[2] Mark T. Uyeda, Remarks at the "SEC Speaks Conference 2022 (Sept. 9, 2022), available at https://www.sec.gov/newsroom/speeches-statements/uyeda-speech-sec-speaks-090922.
[3] Mark T. Uyeda, Capital, Choice, and the Pursuit of Happiness: Remarks at The SEC Speaks in 2026 (Mar. 19, 2026), available at https://www.sec.gov/newsroom/speeches-statements/uyeda-remarks-sec-speaks-031926.
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Original text here: https://www.sec.gov/newsroom/speeches-statements/uyeda-statement-regulation-crypto-assets-081826
SEC Charges Former Executives With Fraud in Connection With $1.9 Billion Collapse of Subprime Auto Lender Tricolor
WASHINGTON, Aug. 19 -- The Securities and Exchange Commission issued the following litigation release:
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Securities and Exchange Commission v. Daniel Chu, Jerome Kollar, and Ameryn Seibold, No. 26-civ-7041 (S.D.N.Y. filed Aug. 18, 2026)
On August 18, 2026, the Securities and Exchange Commission charged Daniel Chu, Jerome Kollar, and Ameryn Seibold, the former CEO, CFO, and Senior Director of Finance, respectively, at Texas-based Tricolor Holdings LLC, for their roles in an alleged multi-year scheme to defraud investors by double pledging hundreds of millions of dollars of subprime auto loans
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WASHINGTON, Aug. 19 -- The Securities and Exchange Commission issued the following litigation release:
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Securities and Exchange Commission v. Daniel Chu, Jerome Kollar, and Ameryn Seibold, No. 26-civ-7041 (S.D.N.Y. filed Aug. 18, 2026)
On August 18, 2026, the Securities and Exchange Commission charged Daniel Chu, Jerome Kollar, and Ameryn Seibold, the former CEO, CFO, and Senior Director of Finance, respectively, at Texas-based Tricolor Holdings LLC, for their roles in an alleged multi-year scheme to defraud investors by double pledging hundreds of millions of dollars of subprime auto loansto multiple asset-backed securities (ABS) offerings and lenders.
According to the SEC's complaint, from at least 2020 through Tricolor's bankruptcy in September 2025, Tricolor raised more than $1.9 billion through ABS offerings while Tricolor, Chu, and Kollar made numerous false and misleading representations to investors about the lender's overall financial health, portraying the company as financially sound despite knowing that Tricolor was facing significant liquidity constraints and struggling to fund its operations. In offering materials and meetings, Tricolor allegedly represented that the loans included in the ABS collateral pools were free and clear of any other liens when the defendants knew that many had been or would soon be double pledged. The complaint further alleges that the defendants deceived underwriters and investors, including by manipulating various loan metrics to make non-paying or defaulted loans appear current and therefore eligible for inclusion in the securitization pools. According to the complaint, more than $945 million of principal associated with the ABS offerings remained outstanding and payable to investors at the time of Tricolor's bankruptcy.
In a parallel action, the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York announced criminal charges against Chu, Kollar, and Seibold in December 2025.
The SEC's complaint, filed in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, charges Chu, Kollar and Seibold with violating the antifraud provisions of the Securities Act of 1933 and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. The complaint also charges Chu with control person liability pursuant to Section 20(a) of the Exchange Act. The complaint seeks injunctive relief, disgorgement with prejudgment interest, and civil penalties against all the defendants, as well as officer and director bars against Chu and Kollar.
The SEC's investigation is ongoing and is being conducted by George Carotenuto, Thomas Keltner, and Zachary Sturges, and supervised by Armita Cohen and Eric Werner of the Division of Enforcement's Complex Financial Instruments Unit. The SEC's litigation is being conducted by Abigail Rosen and supervised by Alexander Vasilescu of the SEC's New York Regional Office.
The SEC appreciates the assistance of the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York, the FBI, and the FDIC Office of Inspector General.
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Resources
* SEC Complaint (https://www.sec.gov/files/litigation/complaints/2026/comp-pr2026-77.pdf)
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Original text here: https://www.sec.gov/enforcement-litigation/litigation-releases/lr-26612
SEC Chairman Atkins Issues Statement on Commencement of Appointment Process for Public Company Accounting Oversight Board Seat
WASHINGTON, Aug. 19 -- The Securities and Exchange Commission issued the following statement on Aug. 18, 2026, by Chairman Paul S. Atkins:
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Statement on Commencement of Appointment Process for Public Company Accounting Oversight Board Seat
On behalf of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC"), I am soliciting candidates to serve as a member of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (the "PCAOB" or "Board"). The PCAOB was established by the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (the "Act") and oversees the audits of the financial statements of public companies, brokers, and dealers
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WASHINGTON, Aug. 19 -- The Securities and Exchange Commission issued the following statement on Aug. 18, 2026, by Chairman Paul S. Atkins:
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Statement on Commencement of Appointment Process for Public Company Accounting Oversight Board Seat
On behalf of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC"), I am soliciting candidates to serve as a member of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (the "PCAOB" or "Board"). The PCAOB was established by the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (the "Act") and oversees the audits of the financial statements of public companies, brokers, and dealersthrough registration, standard-setting, inspection, and disciplinary programs. Under the Act, the SEC selects members and the Chairman of the Board.
The Act requires that Board members be "appointed from among prominent individuals of integrity and reputation who have a demonstrated commitment to the interests of investors and the public, and an understanding of the responsibilities for and nature of the financial disclosures required of issuers under the securities laws and the obligations of accountants with respect to the preparation and issuance of audit reports with respect to such disclosures."
Only individuals who have never been a certified public accountant are eligible to serve in this seat, which is for a term ending on October 24, 2031. I strongly encourage applications from candidates interested in furthering the public interest through the efficient stewardship of PCAOB resources.
Board members play an important role in serving the public interest by helping to protect the integrity of public markets in a manner that minimizes unnecessary costs for the public companies, brokers, and dealers who ultimately fund the PCAOB's budget.
The Board member selection process is administered by the SEC's Office of the Chief Accountant. Individuals who meet the statutory criteria and are interested in being considered for a position as Board member should submit (1) a cover letter discussing the statutory qualifications summarized above and described more completely in the Act, and (2) a current resume or curriculum vitae to boardrecommendations@sec.gov on or by September 8, 2026.
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Original text here: https://www.sec.gov/newsroom/speeches-statements/atkins-sattement-pcaob-seat-081826
FTC Seeks Comment on Enforcement Policy Statement Regarding Personalized Pricing
WASHINGTON, Aug. 19 -- The Federal Trade Commission issued the following news release:
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FTC Seeks Comment on Enforcement Policy Statement Regarding Personalized Pricing
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The Federal Trade Commission today announced it is seeking public comment on an enforcement policy statement regarding personalized pricing, which is the use of personal data to set prices according to the amount that a company believes an individual consumer is willing to spend.
"When consumers see a listed price, they expect it to be same price that everyone else sees, not the retailer's estimate of how much they are
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WASHINGTON, Aug. 19 -- The Federal Trade Commission issued the following news release:
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FTC Seeks Comment on Enforcement Policy Statement Regarding Personalized Pricing
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The Federal Trade Commission today announced it is seeking public comment on an enforcement policy statement regarding personalized pricing, which is the use of personal data to set prices according to the amount that a company believes an individual consumer is willing to spend.
"When consumers see a listed price, they expect it to be same price that everyone else sees, not the retailer's estimate of how much they arewilling to pay based on their personal data," said FTC Chairman Andrew Ferguson. "The FTC does not have the legal authority to ban personalized pricing in all circumstances, but businesses that fail to tell consumers how their personal data is being used to set a price may be in violation of the FTC Act and other laws we enforce. We are seeking public input on this draft statement, which would put businesses engaged in or considering personalized pricing on notice that the Trump-Vance FTC will not hesitate to enforce the law in this space."
This is the latest in a series of actions by the Commission, under President Donald Trump's leadership, against businesses that mislead consumers with hidden fees and surprise charges.
Consumers expect prices for products and services to change based upon supply and demand, not their web surfing habits or buying history, the statement notes. Retailers who represent or imply that a price is static when it in fact varies by individual are at risk of misleading customers. Informed consumers might take measures to avoid higher personalized prices, such as using a virtual private network or private browsing session, or simply avoiding retailers engaged in personalized pricing altogether.
The statement goes on to note that the undisclosed collection or use of personal data for the purpose of personalized pricing could violate the FTC Act, which prohibits unfair or deceptive practices in the marketplace.
Once the statement has been published in the Federal Register, the public will have 30 days to submit comments electronically. The Commission vote authorizing the Federal Register notice was 2-0.
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Original text here: https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/news/press-releases/2026/08/ftc-seeks-comment-enforcement-policy-statement-regarding-personalized-pricing
CFTC Requests Comment on the Listing of Compute Derivatives Contracts
WASHINGTON, Aug. 19 -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission issued the following news release:
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CFTC Requests Comment on the Listing of Compute Derivatives Contracts
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission today issued a request for comment to better inform its understanding and oversight of derivatives markets in compute.
"America cannot win the AI race without a robust derivatives market for compute," Chairman Michael S. Selig said. "Just as American markets helped establish the gold standard for trading the commodities that powered the industrial economy, we will do the same for
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WASHINGTON, Aug. 19 -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission issued the following news release:
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CFTC Requests Comment on the Listing of Compute Derivatives Contracts
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission today issued a request for comment to better inform its understanding and oversight of derivatives markets in compute.
"America cannot win the AI race without a robust derivatives market for compute," Chairman Michael S. Selig said. "Just as American markets helped establish the gold standard for trading the commodities that powered the industrial economy, we will do the same forthe commodity that will power the intelligence economy. This request for comment is the first step toward establishing clear rules of the road for American compute markets."
This request seeks comment on the size, liquidity, and other considerations with respect to compute cash markets, market oversight and manipulation concerns, customer protection, and perpetual compute futures. The request also welcomes comment on all aspects of the compute markets.
Comments will be accepted for 60 days following publication in the Federal Register.
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Original text here: https://www.cftc.gov/PressRoom/PressReleases/9286-26
