DeFi Rate authorMike Breen

House Agriculture Committee members questioned CFTC Chair Mike Selig on sports contracts, insider trading and the agency operating with a single commissioner.

FanDuel filed for its own futures commission merchant license as it and DraftKings converge on owning distribution, accounts and exchange infrastructure.

A Minnesota Senate committee unanimously advanced a bill making it a felony to operate prediction markets, rejecting the argument that event contracts are futures.

Polymarket's expanded trading fees multiplied its daily revenue without slowing volume, and it plans a USD token, a rebuilt matching engine and a new order book.

In letter to CFTC, Democratic members of Congress cite CEA authority to target offshore platforms like Polymarket, as enforcement precedent and U.S. access shape the case for action.

Kalshi data will appear in branded graphics across Fox News Media platforms as part of a sponsored integration, following similar deals with CNN and CNBC.

FIFA’s prediction market partner’s platform remains in pre-launch mode as availability and regulatory questions persist, and World Cup markets take shape across CFTC-regulated platforms in the US.

Kentucky became the first state to tax prediction market platforms' in-state revenue, with Iowa and Illinois proposing similar taxes that may face legal challenges.

This year's prediction market bills in Congress focus on insider trading, war and sports markets and advertising, and analysts call them messaging bills with no path to passage.

The NFL sent letters to regulated prediction market platforms asking them to avoid markets easily manipulated, such as player injuries and announcer mentions.

The academic political prediction market modernized its interface after its legal battle, but remains outside the commercial model driving industry growth.

Rep. Seth Moulton is the first member of Congress to bar his staff from prediction markets, as the PREDICT Act targets insider trading by officials and their families.

Well-timed Polymarket trades ahead of a US policy shift on Iran have drawn scrutiny and highlight differences in how insider trading is handled across markets.

Polymarket's updated rules target insider trading and manipulation, outlining prohibited conduct on its US and international platforms.

The bipartisan Prediction Markets Are Gambling Act would ban sports event contracts on CFTC-regulated platforms.

A wave of exchange filings and acquisitions has platforms competing to control US prediction market infrastructure. We break down the key players and their strategies.

Kalshi has reportedly raised over a billion dollars in a round led by Coatue, as record volume, institutional demand and sports markets drive its valuation sharply higher.

Partnership and CFTC agreement signal deeper alignment between leagues, prediction platforms, and federal regulators on market integrity monitoring.

Prediction markets correctly call 19 of 24 Oscar category winners as the role of market-based forecasts expands in awards season.

The CFTC opened a comment period on prediction market regulation and reinforced exchanges' role in policing event contracts.