MPD no-action position, subject to certain specified conditions, on introducing broker and associated person registration for passive software providers.

Staff of the Division of Clearing and Risk (“DCR”), Division of Market Oversight (“DMO”), and Market Participants Division (“MPD”) (collectively, the “Divisions”) of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (“CFTC” or “Commission”) are issuing this advisory to set forth CFTC staff’s expectations with respect to, designated contract markets (“DCMs”), swap execution facilities (“SEFs”), and derivatives clearing organizations (“DCOs”) who are seeking to extend trading and/or clearing operations to a 24 hours a day, 7 days a week (“24/7”) basis as well as futures commission merchants (“FCMs”) seek

MPD no-action position, subject to certain specified conditions, on introducing broker (IB) and associated person registration for a provider of self-custodial crypto asset wallet software that proposes to provide and market software to facilitate trading by its users with registered futures commission merchants and IBs and designated contract markets.

Withdrawal of CFTC Staff Advisory 20-34 on Accepting Virtual Currencies from Customers into Segregation.

No-action position to UBS Europe SE in relation to statutory disqualification condition of CFTC Staff Letter No. 12-70 with respect to its affiliate support activities.

This MPD staff letter ensures that existing regulatory relief provided by DSIO pursuant to letters 12-70 and 13-45 affecting EU entities continues to be available for UK entities following the completion of Brexit.

DSIO advisory to FCMs regarding accepting and holding customer virtual currency assets in segregation and guidance on practices to consider in developing and maintaining their risk management programs when holding such assets as customer funds.

No-action relief was granted to an entity from the statutory disqualification condition of CFTC Staff Letter No. 12-70 with repsect to its affiliate support activities.

No-action relief granted to an entity for its branch from registration as an IB pursuant to CEA Section 4d(g) to provide sufficient time for the Commission to review the entity’s 30.10 Petition, subject to certain conditions.

This staff letter ensures that existing regulatory relief provided by DSIO, DMO, and DCR pursuant to certain existing staff letters affecting EU entities continues to be available for UK entities following Brexit.