CoinDesk|Jun 20, 2026 16:16
"The commodity markets are not for entertainment." Former CFTC Commissioner and SEC General Counsel Dan Berkovitz joins @RebeccaRettig1 and @renato_mariotti on this week's The Policy Protocol to break down the ‘economic purpose’ test for prediction markets and the CME–CFTC fight over perps. Plus, Jamie McDonald makes person of the week.
Timecodes:
00:00 The Role of CFTC
00:25 Welcome to The Policy Protocol
00:44 The Record SpaceX IPO and Retail Demand
01:41 Synthetic SpaceX Perps on Hyperliquid
03:40 Terry Duffy Exits CME and Sues the CFTC
06:07 Dan Berkovitz Joins the Show
06:44 Can the SEC and CFTC Harmonize?
08:29 Are Perpetuals Swaps or Futures?
09:11 Prediction Markets and the 'Economic Purpose' Test
11:07 The ErisX Sports Betting Precedent
13:07 The Hurricane Hedging Counterargument
15:02 Why Crypto Couldn't 'Come In and Register' Before
17:28 Gary Gensler Is Back
20:27 Person of the Week: Jamie McDonald(CoinDesk)
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