Archive snapshot · Regulation
Thu, Sep 24, 4:46 AM ET
CFTC issues staff advisory warning 'mention market' contracts carry heightened manipulation risk
The advisory puts prediction platforms on notice that bets on individual people's conduct can be manipulated by the subjects themselves, and follows the CFTC's
The Block · +15 outlets
Kalshi asks CFTC to approve margin trading, letting customers buy event contracts with borrowed funds
The request would extend leverage to event contracts as Kalshi courts institutional traders, a step critics say increases risk in a market already under state a
CNBC · +15 outlets
Gaming-state lawmakers and New Jersey urge Supreme Court to review Kalshi case
The filings ask the high court to settle whether federal regulators or states control sports event contracts, a question that has produced conflicting appellate
menafn.com · +13 outlets
Missouri AG orders six prediction market operators to stop offering sports contracts
Missouri is the latest state to move against sports event contracts, adding to a multi-state push challenging federal preemption claims by Kalshi and its peers.
Focus Gaming News · +14 outlets
Polymarket lobbies European regulators for financial services licence under MiFID rather than gambling rules
Polymarket's push to be classified as a financial product in Europe would set a precedent for how EU regulators treat event contracts.
igaming.org · +13 outlets
Senators push bill to ban sports betting on prediction markets, WSJ reports
The legislation would bar sports event contracts nationally, escalating the federal fight over prediction market jurisdiction.
CoinMarketCap · +10 outlets
Senate Democrats seek public hearing on growing prediction markets
Lawmakers want the CFTC and platforms to testify publicly as scrutiny of event contracts intensifies ahead of potential rulemaking.
The Crypto Times · +14 outlets
Kalshi denies CFTC investigation amid scrutiny of ether perpetual futures trading patterns
The denial comes as regulators examine trading activity in newer products at the prediction market operator.
TradingView · +6 outlets
Sen. John Curtis calls for probe into Trump Jr.'s prediction market ties
The request adds a conflict-of-interest dimension to the debate over who regulates prediction markets and who profits from them.
Casino.com · +13 outlets
Kalshi trading volume hits $6 billion weekend record on NFL slate
The record volume underscores how quickly sports contracts have grown even as states and federal regulators challenge their legality.
ReadWrite · +10 outlets
Ex-White House teleprompter operator to pay $172,000 to settle CFTC probe
The settlement follows the agency's scrutiny of bets tied to individual conduct, the case the CFTC cites in its new mention market advisory.
bbc.com · +3 outlets
Yahoo Finance ends Polymarket prediction market deal
The terminated partnership removes a mainstream distribution channel as Polymarket faces rising regulatory scrutiny.
sigma.world · +14 outlets
Bernstein report projects prediction markets reaching $10 trillion by 2035 on exchange-based models
The forecast frames prediction markets as a financial exchange business rather than a gambling vertical, a framing central to the regulatory debate.
深潮TechFlow · +7 outlets
North Carolina regulators fine Underdog, bet365 for sports betting violations
State-level enforcement against licensed sportsbooks continues alongside the separate fight over unregulated event contracts.
Covers.com · +1 outlets
Kalshi and Montana drop lawsuits over prediction markets
The withdrawal resolves one state-level standoff without a court ruling on the underlying preemption question.
Betting News · +14 outlets
Tribes criticize Tunica-Biloxi move into prediction markets
Tribal gaming operators are split over whether prediction market contracts belong under existing gaming compacts.
TheLines.com · +10 outlets
CFTC corporate and state action does not affect Michigan sports betting restrictions
Michigan regulators maintain their position that sports event contracts remain subject to state gaming law despite federal moves.
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TD Cowen says CFTC mention market guidance is helpful to prediction markets
Analysts read the advisory as clarifying rather than restrictive, easing concerns about a broader crackdown.
TipRanks · +1 outlets

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