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.

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

Kalshi moves to formalize its death-related settlement rule after controversy over its Iran Supreme Leader market

Regulation & Policy

Kalshi Codifies Death Settlement Rule in CFTC Filing Amid Iran Market Backlash

What’s in Kalshi’s rulebook update filing, plus a look at how other prediction exchanges handled Iranian Supreme Leader markets following Khamenei's...

Mike Breen

March 3, 2026

Advocacy coalition is calling on the Trump administration to rethink federal oversight of sports-based event contracts

Regulation & Policy

Former Trump Chief Of Staff Targets Sports Prediction Markets With New Advocacy Coalition

Group 'Gambling Is Not Investing' argues sports contracts bypass state gambling frameworks as CFTC defends federal derivatives...

Mike Breen

March 2, 2026

Axiom exchange allegations highlight need for clarity

Crypto

Axiom Insider Data Abuse Allegations Expose Crypto Compliance Gaps

On-chain investigator ZachXBT alleges insiders at Solana-based Axiom Exchange exploited access to customer order data, exposing compliance gaps as debates intensify around federal crypto...

Valerie Cross

February 26, 2026

White House pushes ethics reform before clarity act

Crypto

Insider Trading Reform Takes Priority as CLARITY Act Advances Behind the Scenes

Industry leaders from Stable, Wintermute, tx, and DonaFi told DeFi Rate that crypto's absence from the State of the Union is procedural, not a setback. However, experts were divided on...

Iliana Mavrou

February 26, 2026

Industry

Kalshi Names Insider Trading Violators Linked to MrBeast, Election Markets

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

Mike Breen

February 25, 2026

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