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.

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.

Regulation & Policy

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.

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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

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

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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

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