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.

The CFTC designated Juice Exchange LLC as a contract market as company job postings revealed plans for a consumer-facing prediction market platform.

Regulation & Policy

JuiceX Wins CFTC Exchange Approval as Job Postings Reveal Retail Prediction Market Plans

Hiring listings indicate little-known Florida startup JuiceX is preparing for live trading, direct customer support and aggressive user growth, with language suggesting a possible sports...

Mike Breen

July 27, 2026

Public comments on the CFTC’s prediction-market rule proposal show competing pressure over whether sports event contracts should be treated as derivatives or as state- and tribal-regulated gaming products.

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Prediction Market Rule Comments Put Sports Event Contract Debate Back Before CFTC

As comments close July 27 on the CFTC’s latest prediction market rule proposal, Kalshi-aligned users, sports-data firms, tribes, state lawmakers and consumer advocates are pressing...

Mike Breen

July 24, 2026

ProphetX is using Players’ Lounge as the first test of its plan to distribute sports prediction markets through outside consumer platforms.

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ProphetX, Players’ Lounge Deal Tests CFTC Rules for Prediction Market Tech Providers

Players’ Lounge is embedding ProphetX sports contracts without registering as a derivatives intermediary, using a model Phantom and other firms want federal regulators to formally...

Mike Breen

July 23, 2026

A House Agriculture subcommittee examined whether sports prediction markets should remain under the Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s authority or face additional congressional oversight, with lawmakers focusing on market integrity, customer protections and competing federal and state regulatory roles.

Regulation & Policy

House Hearing Exposes Deep Divide Over Sports Prediction Markets

Witnesses clashed during a House hearing Tuesday over whether sports event contracts are derivatives or gambling, while lawmakers raised concerns about youth access, manipulation,...

Mike Breen

July 21, 2026

Regulation & Policy

House Committee Holds CLARITY Act Field Hearing to Rally Support for Legislation

A House subcommittee heard testimony from financial industry professionals on the CLARITY Act as time draws short for the United States Senate to take up the...

Derek Helling

July 21, 2026

Underdog’s newly acquired UDX exchange appears close to launching after filing its first baseball and basketball event contracts with the CFTC

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Underdog Launches In-House Exchange After Filing First Sports Event Contracts

Aristotle Exchange, which Underdog acquired in March and rebranded as UDX, launched Friday after self-certifying its first sports contracts, setting trading fees and establishing a...

Mike Breen

July 17, 2026

Kalshi is backing a bipartisan House bill that would require prediction markets and online sportsbooks to use facial technology to verify that users are old enough to trade or wager.

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Kalshi Backs Bipartisan Bill Requiring Facial Recognition Age Checks on Prediction Markets, Sportsbooks

Kalshi CEO Tarek Mansour joined lawmakers at the Capitol as the bill’s lead sponsor praised the company and said rival operators made “every excuse” not to support...

Mike Breen

July 15, 2026

Tribal gaming leaders traveled to Capitol Hill this week to urge senators to amend the CLARITY Act with restrictions on sports prediction markets and language protecting existing tribal gaming laws

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Tribal Leaders Press Senate to Add Sports Prediction Market Ban to CLARITY Act

The Indian Gaming Association is lobbying senators to add sports and casino-style prediction market restrictions and preserve tribal gaming laws as the CLARITY Act enters a pivotal...

Mike Breen

July 15, 2026

The CFTC ordered Kalshi to honor certain Michigan sports prediction market trades after a state court directed the exchange to void and refund them

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CFTC Invokes Emergency Powers to Block Kalshi Trade Cancellations in Michigan

The commission ordered Kalshi to settle affected Michigan sports contracts normally after a state court directed the exchange to void and refund...

Mike Breen

July 14, 2026

Optex Markets’ CFTC approval adds another regulated exchange entrant as digital asset derivatives and perpetual futures draw more attention

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CFTC Approves DRW-Linked Optex Markets as New Designated Contract Market

The Optex Markets LLC filings point to digital asset futures and perpetual futures, not event contracts, as perps become a bigger issue for CFTC-regulated...

Mike Breen

July 9, 2026

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