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CFTC sues three states over prediction markets

Industry

CFTC Sues Illinois, Arizona and Connecticut to Defend Exclusive Authority Over Prediction Markets

The Trump Administration is officially joining in on the fight between states and prediction markets, starting with Illinois, Arizona, and Connecticut. The CFTC announced its...

Pat Evans

April 2, 2026

Regulation & Policy

CFTC Leaders Set Enforcement Priorities, Press Exchanges on Insider Trading and Manipulation

CFTC's David Miller: "We will aggressively detect, investigate, and, where appropriate, prosecute insider trading in the prediction...

Pat Evans

April 2, 2026

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

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

Crypto

Phantom No-Action Letter Could Unlock New Crypto Access Layer for Prediction Markets

The CFTC’s no-action letter for Phantom signals a more flexible approach to crypto interfaces, a former agency lawyer tells DeFi Rate, with implications for how users access derivatives...

Iliana Mavrou

March 18, 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

Smarkets files for DCM status with CFTC as it seeks to launch U.S. prediction market platform

Industry

Smarkets Latest Sports Betting Exchange to Seek CFTC Approval for Prediction Markets

U.K.-based Smarkets has applied to become a federally regulated prediction market exchange in the...

Mike Breen

March 6, 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

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