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.

House Democrats are seeking subpoenas for prediction market platform records as they press for answers about suspicious Iran-linked trades and whether operators are doing enough to police potential insider trading.

Regulation & Policy

House Democrats Seek Prediction Market Records Amid Suspicious Iran War, Oil Trades

House Democrats ask for subpoenas to identify traders behind suspicious Iran-linked wagers, as Chairman James Comer says Oversight is now seeking information from prediction market...

Mike Breen

May 13, 2026

Regulation & Policy

Addabbo Advances New York Prediction Market Bill: ‘The Harder Thing to Do Is Regulate’

New York Sen. Joseph Addabbo confirmed to DeFi Rate that he plans to bring his prediction market bill, S9414, before the Senate Racing and Gaming Committee next...

Derek Helling

May 13, 2026

Regulation & Policy

Prediction Markets in Tail End of ‘Wild West Stage’ Says Veteran Gaming Lawyer

Veteran gaming lawyer Stephen Piepgrass says prediction markets are nearing the end of their “Wild West” era under a "nimble" CFTC with a "perfect storm" for a Supreme Court battle...

Pat Evans

May 11, 2026

Minnesota lawmakers advanced a sweeping prediction market ban through the state’s omnibus public safety package after the standalone Senate-passed proposal faced procedural obstacles in the House.

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Minnesota Quietly Advances Sweeping Prediction Market Ban In Must-Pass Public Safety Bill

Minnesota lawmakers moved closer Friday to enacting one of the nation’s most expansive prediction market bans after quietly advancing the proposal through the state’s omnibus public...

Mike Breen

May 8, 2026

Regulation & Policy

Clarity Act Markup Nears as Crypto Industry Eyes ‘Permission to Grow’ in US

Crypto executives say the Clarity Act could finally stabilize years of shifting US digital asset rules as lawmakers, regulators and industry groups push toward a potential summer...

Iliana Mavrou

May 6, 2026

Prediction markets show skepticism that Congress will enact a full stock trading ban this year, even as lawmakers move more quickly to restrict officials from trading on prediction market platforms.

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Will Congress Ban Its Members from Trading Stocks? Prediction Markets Are Skeptical

The Senate banned its own members from trading on prediction markets in less than a week. A ban on stock trading has been stalled for years. And the very prediction markets now being...

Mike Breen

May 6, 2026

Minnesota passes bill to ban prediction-markets

Regulation & Policy

Minnesota Senate Passes Prediction Market Ban, Setting Up Federal Court Fight

The Minnesota Senate has passed a bill that aims to impose restrictions on prediction marketing trading for people within the state’s borders. The legislation proceeds to the state House...

Derek Helling

May 4, 2026

Regulation & Policy

Senate Bans Lawmakers from Prediction Markets in Win for Industry

The Senate moved swiftly on Thursday to put its own house in order on prediction markets, passing a resolution by unanimous consent that bars sitting senators, officers, and staff from...

Valerie Cross

May 1, 2026

A view of Polymarket’s platform over a U.S. map reflects the company’s push to bring its global exchange back to American users, as regulatory and structural questions remain unresolved.

Regulation & Policy

Polymarket Eyes US Return as CFTC Weighs Regulatory Fit of Offshore Platform

Polymarket, one of the leading prediction market platforms worldwide, has been in discussions with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission to reopen U.S. customer access to its primary...

Mike Breen

April 29, 2026

Regulation & Policy

Ohio Bill Would Classify Prediction Markets as Sports Betting, Add 20% Tax

Ohio’s attorney general and gaming regulators are already considering potential penalties for offering prediction market trading within the state, but that could become a clearer...

Derek Helling

April 29, 2026

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