The proposed rulemaking would classify prediction market event contracts as swaps, a move that could preempt state gambling laws and follows a court loss for Ka

The round would make the prediction market operator one of the most valuable private US companies as it pushes into sports and election contracts.

The probe examines whether the former congressman traded on material nonpublic information about presidential pardons.

The planned earnings-linked contracts would bring prediction market style products to mainstream retail brokerage accounts.

The casino operators' stance contrasts with prediction platforms and highlights the industry split over how event contracts should be regulated.

The new trust and safety program follows a case in which a soldier allegedly profited from trading on nonpublic information about Maduro's capture.

The prediction market operator is adding sportsbook-style consumer protections, including deposit limits and self-exclusion, as state regulators and lawmakers i

An onchain analysis of 2.9 million Polymarket accounts quantifies how retail traders fare on the platform as prediction markets draw mainstream attention.

A proposed federal framework would assert CFTC jurisdiction over event contracts, a central front in the fight over whether states can regulate the platforms as

The case is among a growing set of insider-trading and security concerns that prompted Polymarket to tighten platform safeguards.

Federal prosecutors say the engineer traded on confidential information, adding to a wave of insider cases flagged across prediction markets.

The clarification follows confusion over whether the platform would require identity verification for all users.

Reuters reports Tiger Global and Dragoneer are in talks to invest as Kalshi nears a funding round that would roughly double its valuation from four months earli

The federal commodities regulator is examining whether the former Republican congressman and Trump critic traded on nonpublic knowledge of pardons, with reports

The proposal, which follows Kalshi's court loss on sports contracts, would formally classify event contracts as swaps and escalate the federal fight over how pr

CNBC and other outlets question whether reported volumes on some products reflect genuine trading activity, a key input into Kalshi's steep valuation.

The exchange is scrapping trader rewards roughly a year early after critics argued the program incentivized wash trading that inflated reported volume.

A 6th Circuit ruling against Kalshi and a Tennessee win for the state deepen the circuit split over whether sports event contracts are legal, raising the odds o

The deal makes Kalshi a named sponsor of election data at a major broadcast network, drawing scrutiny as prediction markets push further into mainstream politic

The lobbying and advocacy push comes as states weigh whether event contracts count as unlicensed gambling.

The inquiry centers on whether a public official traded on a market tied directly to an official action affecting him.

The roundup tracks how federal court rulings and state gaming regulators have split on sports event contracts across all 50 states.

Multiple venues show Democratic odds improving in 2026 midterm markets, though the various previews and odds roundups disagree on how much weight to give them.

The incumbent's entry formalizes a race markets have already priced, with runoff scenarios widely expected.

The proposed dual rules would classify event contracts as swaps, potentially preempting state gambling claims against venues like Kalshi and Polymarket while st

The planned KPI contracts tied to earnings and other corporate metrics mark an expansion of prediction market products into mainstream brokerage and equities.

A high court review could settle the jurisdictional conflict between federal event contract regulation and state gambling laws nationwide.

The agency is pressing its case in multiple states while casino operators and Nevada argue that prediction markets are effectively sportsbooks.

The pledge signals continued state-level resistance to federally regulated event contract venues despite favorable court rulings for the industry.

Lawmakers are seeking records from additional crypto and event contract platforms, expanding congressional scrutiny beyond the largest venues.

The proposals would place prediction market event contracts explicitly inside the federal swap definition, a step intended to shield venues such as Kalshi and P

The appellate ruling against Kalshi's preemption theory, now potentially headed to the Supreme Court, is the legal backdrop for the CFTC's new rulemaking and fo

The two casino giants' refusal leaves the contested sports event contract business largely to Kalshi, Polymarket and sportsbook operators.

Ohio joins a growing set of states asserting that sports event contracts are illegal gambling regardless of CFTC oversight.

Traditional operators used the Las Vegas trade show to press the case that event contracts duplicate regulated sports betting and should face the same state lic

The raise would make Kalshi one of the most valuable private US trading venues even as its legal footing remains unresolved.