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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

Several DCM applicants are currently sitting in CFTC portal

Industry

17 DCM Filings Signal Faster CFTC Approvals, Swelling Prediction Market Pipeline

17 DCM applications have hit the CFTC portal since early 2025, with seven approved and ten pending. We break down who's filing and what it means for prediction markets....

Mike Breen

February 5, 2026

SEC CFTC join forces on crypto regulatory plans

Regulation & Policy

SEC and CFTC Signal Coordinated Regulatory Efforts Under ‘Project Crypto’

At Thursday ‘harmonization’ meeting, U.S. financial regulators outline joint crypto plans, while new CFTC chair details prediction market regulatory...

Mike Breen

January 29, 2026

Industry

Novig-Linked Ludlow Exchange Enters CFTC Portal With DCM Application

Proposed event contract trading exchange appears in CFTC filings as Novig weighs a regulated path beyond...

Mike Breen

January 26, 2026

Industry

CFTC’s New Sheriff Wants to ‘Future-Proof’ Prediction Market Regulations

The CFTC's loan commissioner wants to end "policymaking through enforcement" and codify rules for prediction markets, but will likely face procedural and legal constraints....

Jason Brow

January 21, 2026

Regulation & Policy

US Senate Confirms Mike Selig as CFTC Chair

US Senate confirms Mike Selig to run the Commodity Futures Trading Commission and Travis Hill to lead the Federal Deposit Insurance...

Jason Brow

December 19, 2025

Mike Selig was pressed by Democratic Senators about the legality of sports event contracts.

Regulation & Policy

Mike Selig: CFTC Will Lean on Courts To Determine If Sports Event Contracts Are Gambling

Democratic Senators pressed Mike Selig, President Trump’s nomination as the next head of the Commodity Future Trading Commission, about sports event contracts during a hearing before the...

Marcus DiNitto

November 19, 2025

Industry

ProphetX Seeks CFTC Approval to Become First Sports-Focused Prediction Exchange

ProphetX, a sports prediction platform currently operating under a sweepstakes model, has filed applications with the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) to register as both a...

Brett Collson

November 10, 2025

Industry

CME Group Waiting On Government’s Greenlight To Offer Sports Event Contracts With FanDuel

CME Group CEO Terry Duffy shed light on the company’s potential foray into sports event contracts during its Q3 2025 earnings call. If the federal government ultimately gives the nod for...

Marcus DiNitto

October 23, 2025

Kalshi, Polymarket represented at SEC/CFTC joint roundtable.

Regulatory Inconsistencies, Not Sports, Drive SEC/CFTC Roundtable Discussion

As prediction markets rise in prominence, Polymarket CEO Shayne Coplan and Kalshi’s Tarek Mansour represented a new generation of financial exchanges on Monday’s SEC-CFTC joint...

Marcus DiNitto

October 1, 2025

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