Regulation & Policy

Tracking the rules shaping prediction and crypto markets — from CFTC oversight and state-level battles to federal legislation and legal challenges between platforms and regulators. We break down what the policy shift means for traders and the industry.

Regulation & Policy

US Army Soldier Arrested for Insider Trading on Maduro Raid He Helped Plan

The suspected inside trader who netted more than $400K on well-timed trades related to the capture of former Venezuela president Nicolas Maduro has finally been named. The Department of...

Valerie Cross

April 23, 2026

New York Attorney General Letitia James has filed lawsuits against Coinbase and Gemini, alleging their prediction market offerings constitute illegal gambling under state law and seeking sweeping penalties

Legal News & Updates

New York AG Targets Lawsuits Against Coinbase and Gemini Prediction Markets

New York Attorney General Letitia James has filed civil enforcement actions against Coinbase Financial Markets and Gemini Titan, accusing both companies of operating unlicensed gambling...

Mike Breen

April 21, 2026

Lawmakers pressed CFTC Chair Mike Selig on insider trading risks, agency structure and federal authority over prediction markets during a House Agriculture Committee hearing

Regulation & Policy

Congress Presses CFTC Chair on Sports Contracts, Insider Risk and Sole Commissioner

Lawmakers on the House Agriculture Committee questioned Commodity Futures Trading Commission chairman Mike Selig during a hearing on Thursday, as scrutiny of prediction markets continues to...

Mike Breen

April 16, 2026

Regulation & Policy

Kentucky Override Forces DraftKings, FanDuel to Choose: Prediction Markets or Sportsbooks

Kentucky’s legislature has overridden the governor’s veto of a bill that would force gambling licensees to choose between offering prediction markets and traditional gaming in the...

Derek Helling

April 16, 2026

Minnesota lawmakers advanced a bill to ban prediction market platforms, classifying event contracts as illegal bets rather than derivatives

Regulation & Policy

Minnesota Senate Advances Prediction Market Ban, Challenges Derivatives Classification

A Minnesota Senate committee unanimously advanced legislation Tuesday that would ban offering prediction markets in the state, sending SF 4511 to the Senate Finance Committee as one of the...

Mike Breen

April 14, 2026

Kentucky governor vetoes key prediction market legislation

Regulation & Policy

Beshear Veto Blocks Prediction Market Crackdown in Kentucky But Override Threat Looms

Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear has vetoed a bill that would have threatened sanctions for gambling licensees who offered prediction markets to people in the state. While the Kentucky...

Derek Helling

April 14, 2026

Clarity Act debate over future control of finance

Crypto

Clarity Act Advances as Experts Warn of ‘Fragility at the Edges’

As negotiations around the Clarity Act quietly move forward, experts say the public debate over stablecoin yield is missing deeper tensions related to “micro-level fragility”...

Iliana Mavrou

April 14, 2026

New White House report could tip Clarity Act scales

Crypto

Clarity Act Odds Jump 15% as White House Backs Crypto in Yield Debate

Odds of Clarity Act legislation passing this year jumped around 15% following a new White House report that puts a major dent in banks' arguments against allowing stablecoin...

Alejandro Miguel

April 8, 2026

Democratic lawmakers are urging the CFTC to use existing authority under the Commodity Exchange Act to address controversial prediction markets on offshore platforms, raising questions about enforcement, jurisdiction, and U.S. user access

Regulation & Policy

Lawmakers Urge CFTC Crackdown on Offshore Prediction Markets

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...

Mike Breen

April 8, 2026

Regulation & Policy

Clarity Act Enters Final Window as Power Struggles Meet Political Clock

Preliminary timelines for when the Clarity Act will finally be signed into law continue to emerge from industry insiders, only to pass without result. Now, experts point to...

Iliana Mavrou

April 6, 2026

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