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Mick Mulvaney's new group, Gambling Is Not Investing, argues sports contracts bypass state gambling frameworks as the CFTC defends its federal authority.

On-chain investigator ZachXBT alleges insiders at Solana-based Axiom Exchange exploited access to customer order data, exposing compliance gaps as federal oversight is debated.

Industry leaders told DeFi Rate crypto's absence from the State of the Union was procedural, but split on whether ethics and insider trading reform should come before the CLARITY Act.

Amid push for market integrity transparency, Kalshi sanctioned former California gubernatorial candidate and trader linked to MrBeast markets in insider trading enforcement disclosure.

The White House hosted a third round of CLARITY Act talks, with Coinbase and Ripple's top lawyers meeting bank representatives to break the deadlock over stablecoin yields.

CFTC Chairman Michael Selig defended prediction markets in a Wall Street Journal op-ed as the agency moved to intervene in state regulatory fights.

The White House set a March 1 deadline for the CLARITY Act, but talks are stuck on stablecoin rewards, which banks see as a threat to deposits and crypto firms see as essential.

CFTC Chairman Mike Selig cast prediction markets as the next financial frontier, signaling lighter-touch oversight with flexible regulatory guardrails.

Rep. Dina Titus announced a bill to prohibit sports event contracts as Nevada fights Kalshi and others, part of a Democrat-led push to restrict the industry.

Kalshi was ordered to geofence Massachusetts and Polymarket sued to avoid the same fate. A legal expert explains why the fight won't end soon.

Seventeen exchange applications have reached the CFTC portal since early 2025, seven approved and ten pending. A breakdown of who is filing and why it matters.

Prediction market platforms Kalshi and Polymarket mount dueling PR offensives with grocery giveaways in New York City as NY regulatory pressure intensifies.

CLARITY Act passage hinges on crypto companies and central banks aligning on stablecoin rewards and interest, and they have until the end of February.

The Senate Agriculture Committee advanced the crypto market structure bill, but odds of passage in 2026 are hovering around 53%.

Five years after the GameStop trading halt that tarnished Robinhood’s reputation, the trading app is pushing for tokenization and real-time market settlement.

At a joint harmonization meeting, US regulators outlined shared crypto plans, and the new CFTC chair detailed a reset of prediction market regulation.

A proposed event contract exchange linked to Novig appears in CFTC filings as the company weighs a regulated path beyond sweepstakes.

A Massachusetts judge delayed an injunction barring Kalshi's sports event contracts after the company filed an emergency motion.

The updated CLARITY Act draft from Senate republicans reshapes SEC and CFTC oversight as prediction markets now peg its chances at just under 60%.

Crypto bill delayed after Coinbase CEO stated Coinbase cannot support the bill as written.