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The approval lets Coinbase clear fully collateralized futures, options on futures and swaps, but does not certify specific markets or prediction markets.

Polymarket US’s 15-minute Bitcoin markets did $91.8M in their first full week, while total Bitcoin volume jumped from just $625K before launch to $101.2M. Volume and trade count both rose about 11.6x, while average trade size barely changed.

Three new CFTC filings propose contracts on November trading volume at rival exchanges, with thresholds of $10 billion for Polymarket US, $2 billion for Rothera and $4 billion for DraftKings-affiliated DKeX.

The CFTC has proposed regulatory changes covering event contracts and casino-style gambling, as Coinbase prepares a product tied to Pokémon trading cards.

NFL football, US Open tennis and esports fueled a prediction-market surge, pushing Kalshi and Polymarket Global to $14.1B in weekly volume as Kalshi captured a record 92.0% share.

CME will stop listing new sports and cultural event contracts, including the Oscars and Grammys, and let existing positions trade until they expire.

Prediction markets hit $12.9B in weekly volume as Kalshi takes 92% share, while the NFL season could drive billions more in prediction market trading.

The Braves, Red Sox, Dodgers, Padres and Giants have struck exclusive multi-year partnerships with Kalshi, while MLB maintains an exclusive league-level partnership with Polymarket.

Y Combinator-backed ForumEX applied to the CFTC to become an exchange offering perpetual-style futures on online attention around people, games and other cultural subjects.

Polymarket US Combos went from beta testing to more than 20% of exchange volume in a week, while similar multi-leg contracts have already become Kalshi’s largest trading category.

Cantor will broker large Kalshi block trades for its roughly 3,000 institutional clients, with Susquehanna providing liquidity, as the exchange expands incentives for bigger trades.

Polymarket US launched Combos, parlay-style multi-leg sports contracts, in its app after weeks of testing and just before the NFL season.

The proposed US500 contract would track 500 large U.S. companies without an expiration date, putting Kalshi directly against CME’s equity-index futures business as CME fights the CFTC over perps.

Fliff, Onyx Odds and Rebet are following Novig and ProphetX from sweepstakes sports betting toward regulated prediction markets as states crack down on sweepstakes.

After its Sports Illustrated market paused and a TIME launch stalled, Galactic won US broker approval for Predictor, and pages suggest Kalshi contracts may power it.

The Nasdaq deal extends surveillance to Kalshi’s fast-growing perpetual futures business as the exchange layers on additional market-monitoring and employee-compliance tools.

The AI-powered tool grew out of an earlier prototype as bars, brands and other businesses experiment with event contracts to offset real-world risks.

DraftKings Predictions grew quickly through July, and the company is moving major sports trading onto its own exchange, with a new FCM and market making operation.

The Yankees deal comes as New York pursues a potential $36 billion case against Kalshi that could help determine whether sports event contracts can continue to be offered in the state.

Genius Sports signed deals with Kalshi and Polymarket US a day apart, supplying official soccer data and, for Polymarket, integrity services and streaming rights.