The CFTC has delayed approval of futures tied to AI-chip rental prices, extending its review by at least 60 days, the Financial Times reports. The extension could push a planned CME launch — contracts referencing NVIDIA H100 and B200 rental rates using an index from Silicon Data — to at least early 2027; the decision has not been announced publicly. Regulators are soliciting comment on how to oversee risks in the emerging AI compute market. Spot compute rental trading exists but no open long-dat

The CFTC has delayed approval of futures tied to AI-chip rental prices, extending its review by at least 60 days, the Financial Times reports. The extension could push a planned CME launch — contracts referencing NVIDIA H100 and B200 rental rates using an index from Silicon Data — to at least early 2027; the decision has not been announced publicly. Regulators are soliciting comment on how to oversee risks in the emerging AI compute market. Spot compute rental trading exists but no open long-dated public futures market is currently live.