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CFTC chair Mike Selig lays out regulatory approach on Odd Lots podcast

Regulation & Policy

CFTC Chair Clarifies Role of Regulator in Prediction Markets on ‘Odd Lots’ Podcast

Chairman Mike Selig casts prediction markets as next financial frontier, signaling lighter-touch oversight with flexible regulatory...

Jason Brow

February 12, 2026

Industry

AI-Focused Prediction Market Exchange PMEX Files for CFTC Approval

Pluto (formerly Strike) has filed for DCM and DCO approval with the CFTC under the name PMEX Markets. The goal? "Commoditizing AI infrastructure, starting with...

Mike Breen

February 12, 2026

Skynet Warns of Risks as VC Floods Prediction Market Startups

Industry

Skynet Report Warns of Structural Risks as VC Capital Floods Prediction Market Startups

New prediction markets report notes 4x YoY volume growth to $63.5B in 2025 as structural risks remain unresolved and $3.7B in new capital pours into fresh industry...

Dirk van Haaster

February 11, 2026

Robinhood Q4 Earnings Highlight Growing Prediction Market Role

Finance & Earnings

Robinhood Q4 Earnings Show Prediction Markets Gaining Structural Importance

Robinhood ($HOOD) earnings report showed 12 billion event contracts traded in 2025 as the exchange continues its quest to build the "Financial...

Dirk van Haaster

February 11, 2026

Nevada crackdown sports prediction markets

Industry

Nevada Rep Targets Federal Prediction Market Ban Amid Democrat-Led Charge

Rep. Titus announced a bill to prohibit sports event contracts as Nevada battles Kalshi and others. The push is clearly partisan: Democrats are driving legislative efforts to restrict the...

Mike Breen

February 11, 2026

Polymarket and Kaito partner to offer attention markets

Industry

Polymarket and Kaito Roll Out Attention Markets for ‘Mindshare’ Trading: What It Means

Can you trade attention? Polymarket thinks so. Two new markets resolve based on Kaito AI's sentiment scores, raising immediate questions about who controls the data and...

Alejandro Miguel

February 11, 2026

Industry

Kalshi Files Sportsbook Hedging Program, Partners with Game Point Capital

Kalshi is making a strong case for prediction markets as real-world hedging tools to lay off corporate risk in the sports industry....

Alejandro Miguel

February 10, 2026

Kalshi and polymarket vs massachusetts escalates

Industry

Kalshi Loses in Massachusetts, Polymarket Sues — Will the CFTC Intervene?

Kalshi must geofence Massachusetts within 30 days; Polymarket sued to avoid the same fate. A legal expert explains why this won't be resolved anytime...

Jason Brow

February 10, 2026