The CFTC's rulemaking push comes as courts and states fight over whether prediction markets are federally regulated derivatives or illegal sports wagering.

The raise would make the private prediction market one of the most valuable US private companies, underscoring investor appetite despite a thicket of legal figh

States are pressing the high court to settle whether federal commodities law preempts local gambling rules, and no prediction market case appears on the court's

The report examines how rapid expansion at the private prediction market created compliance vulnerabilities.

The case is among the first criminal insider trading charges tied to prediction market contracts.

Kalshi also suspended three congressional candidates who bet on their own races, as federal lawmakers scrutinize prediction market integrity.

The reporting details how the platform's aggressive expansion created conditions for manipulation and abuse, adding to scrutiny of prediction-market integrity.

The reported raise would value the regulated prediction-market exchange far above its earlier rounds as competition with Polymarket intensifies.

The platform is reportedly raising fresh capital at a valuation that reflects surging volume in event contracts ahead of the US midterms.

Prosecutors' characterization of event contracts as swaps underpins charges against a soldier accused of making $400,000 betting on Maduro's removal, a classifi

Outlets report that wagers on major British banks collapsing have drawn warnings from UK authorities, raising questions about whether event contracts can pressu

The case is among the highest-profile insider-trading charges brought over prediction-market trading to date.

The round would roughly quadruple Kalshi's prior valuation and signals ambitions to build a general trading venue ahead of a possible IPO.

New York is the latest state to take Kalshi to court over sports and event contracts it argues fall under state gambling law.

The temporary ruling keeps Kalshi's sports contracts live in Illinois while the broader question of whether they are gambling plays out.

Arizona joins a widening group of states asserting that Kalshi's event contracts violate their gambling statutes.

Ohio is the latest state to publicly reject Kalshi's argument that federally regulated event contracts preempt state gambling rules.

New Jersey is asking the high court to resolve whether federal commodities law preempts state gambling regulation of prediction markets.

Multiple forecasters and odds trackers are publishing House and Senate projections roughly a month before the November 2026 elections.

Brazilian election odds on Polymarket have shifted toward Flávio Bolsonaro, with investors weighing sharply different outcomes for Brazilian assets.

The sponsorship marks a mainstream broadcast tie-up for a regulated prediction market during a major election cycle.

The comments come as Las Vegas Strip executives split over prediction markets, with Wynn's CEO taking a more open view than peers.

A prediction market contract now puts 63% odds that AI becomes a notable midterm election issue.

Currency markets sold the euro as investors weighed the political outcome of Spain's election.

The CFTC's proposed rule changes would formalize federal oversight of event contracts as states and tribes press their own gambling claims, setting up a jurisdi

Litigation over state gambling laws and event contracts continues to build toward potential Supreme Court review, with the market's scale now measured in tens o

The ruling adds to a split of court decisions on whether state gambling regulators can force federally regulated event-contract exchanges to halt sports markets

The exchange is contesting a state cease-and-desist over sports event contracts, part of a widening set of state actions against prediction market operators.

The funding round signals continued venture interest in prediction market infrastructure even as the sector faces regulatory uncertainty in the US.

Tenev's comments tie the brokerage's event-contract push to its broader crypto business, where volumes and token prices drive engagement.

The rule package moves to OIRA review as federal and state regulators fight over whether event contracts are federally regulated derivatives or state-gambling p

New Jersey is pressing the high court to weigh in on the federal-state split over sports event contracts, which state regulators say violate their gambling laws

Nevada argues Kalshi should not be able to pause the Ninth Circuit case while the CFTC rewrites its event contract rules, a move that could reshape state enforc

The government's classification of event contracts as swaps in a criminal case could carry weight for how derivatives regulators treat prediction market product

The ruling blocks Illinois regulators from enforcing state gambling statutes against the federally regulated venues while the legal dispute continues.

Kalshi is pushing back on a state cease-and-desist style order as more attorneys general test whether federal derivatives law preempts state gambling rules.