US CFTC seeks comment on compute derivatives as AI demand grows

US CFTC seeks comment on compute derivatives as AI demand grows

Aug 19 : The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission said on Wednesday it was seeking public comment on compute derivatives contracts, as the AI boom drives demand for new market products tied to computing power.The request is an early step by the derivatives regulator toward setting rules for markets that

Meet the startup helping Wall Street put a price on AI compute

The AI buildout shows no signs of slowing. And with hundreds of billions of dollars a year going into data centers and GPUs, compute has become the single biggest cost for anyone building AI products. But for all that spending, there still isn’t a straightforward way to put a price on compute — or for firms to hedge their exposure when the price changes.  Silicon Data […]

CFTC seeks comments on AI compute derivatives

The CFTC is seeking public input on AI compute derivatives, covering liquidity, manipulation, customer safeguards and perpetual futures.