The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) announced it will permit registered futures exchanges to offer direct trading of spot Bitcoin contracts. This move represents a step toward implementing former President Donald Trump's cryptocurrency policy, aiming to enhance America's leadership in the digital asset market. The CFTC is also exploring ways to allow certain registered futures exchanges to list leveraged digital assets such as Ether and Bitcoin. Additionally, Trump is preparing to sign an executive order that would impose fines on banks that refuse to provide services to cryptocurrency companies, effectively ending practices similar to "operation chokepoint" in the U.S.