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.

A growing wave of exchange filings and acquisitions is transforming the infrastructure behind regulated prediction markets

Industry

Prediction Market Land Grab: DCMs, FCMs, and the Race to Control the Stack

A surge of exchange filings and acquisitions is fueling competition among trading platforms seeking to control the infrastructure powering U.S. prediction markets. We break down the key...

Mike Breen

March 23, 2026

Stablecoin yield clash potential resolutions

Crypto

Stablecoin Yield Debate Pits Wall Street Against Crypto as US Nears Policy Breakthrough

A potential breakthrough on stablecoin yield signals a shift in US policymakers' approach to crypto market structure, industry experts tell DeFi Rate, with implications for how stablecoins...

Iliana Mavrou

March 20, 2026

MLB makes deals with Polymarket and cftc

Industry

MLB Partners with Polymarket, Signs First-Of-Its-Kind CFTC Agreement

Partnership and CFTC agreement signal deeper alignment between leagues, prediction platforms, and federal regulators on market integrity...

Mike Breen

March 19, 2026

Industry

Inside New CFTC Prediction Market Guidance: Milbank Attorneys Weigh In

Milbank, the law firm defending Kalshi in ongoing court battles, offered a behind-the-scenes look at recent CFTC prediction market guidance and what it means for...

Pat Evans

March 17, 2026

CFTC launches rulemaking process and issues new guidance on how exchanges should evaluate prediction market event contracts

Regulation & Policy

CFTC Launches Prediction Market Rulemaking, Issues Guidance Sports Contracts

The CFTC opened a 45-day comment period on prediction market regulation and reinforced exchanges’ role in policing event...

Mike Breen

March 12, 2026

Lawmakers in Congress have introduced a series of bills targeting prediction markets, with proposals seeking to ban certain event contracts and restrict who can trade them.

Regulation & Policy

Congress Introduces Wave of Bills Targeting Prediction Markets

Five proposals introduced in Congress this year, including three in the past week, target everything from insider trading to sports contracts and “death bets.” We break down each bill...

Mike Breen

March 12, 2026

Crypto

Mastercard Crypto Partner Push Undercuts Banks’ Case Against Stablecoin Yield

Mastercard signs 85 crypto companies to its payments network as banks lobby Congress to ban stablecoin yield and activity-based crypto rewards in the CLARITY Act, despite Mastercard already...

Valerie Cross

March 11, 2026

What tokenized asset clarity means prediction markets

Crypto

What Tokenized Asset Clarity Means for Future of Prediction Markets

New U.S. guidance on tokenized securities adds to a growing regulatory push toward blockchain finance, with potential ripple effects for prediction...

Valerie Cross

March 5, 2026

Crypto

Trump Says Banks Are Trying to Undermine Crypto’s Agenda in Clarity Act Debate

Trump blames banks for delaying the Clarity Act as stablecoin yield debate stalls in the Senate. Prediction markets show 2026 passage...

Iliana Mavrou

March 4, 2026

CFTC chair announces rulemaking process coming

Regulation & Policy

CFTC Chair Selig Announces Rulemaking Push: What it Means for Prediction Markets

CFTC Chair Selig confirmed plans to set self-certification standards and launch formal rulemaking for prediction markets on Tuesday. We break down what it means for the...

Valerie Cross

March 3, 2026

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