Ohio's regulator is ordering a broad set of prediction market operators and brokers to stop offering sports event contracts, escalating the state-versus-federal

Kalshi's move into perpetual equity index futures pushes the exchange beyond event contracts and into territory traditionally held by derivatives venues.

The ruling favors federal classification of event contracts, deepening a split among courts over whether prediction markets are swaps or state-regulated gamblin

Coinbase joins the prediction market arena, letting users trade contracts tied to live crypto price movements on its platform.

The appellate decision splits from other circuits on whether federal commodities law preempts state gambling regulation of event contracts.

Federal rulemaking on event contracts advances as the CFTC formalizes its position in the escalating battle over prediction market oversight.

The Court's pass leaves lower court rulings intact and the regulatory split unresolved, keeping the issue live for future appeals.

The contract overhaul is a significant infrastructure change for the largest decentralized prediction market ahead of its expected U.S. return.

Connecticut becomes the latest state where operators have withdrawn rather than face enforcement over sports event contracts.

Polymarket's potential U.S. reentry and new prediction market ETF products are advancing even as the legal landscape remains unsettled.

Event contracts have become a meaningful growth driver for Robinhood, with analysts questioning how its premium valuation absorbs regulatory risk.

Short-dated commodity contracts are drawing more volume than major crypto pairs on Kalshi, highlighting demand for fast-settling event markets.

The analyst view frames prediction markets and traditional sportsbooks as increasingly indistinguishable as product lines merge.

The suspension follows state enforcement pressure on sports event contracts, adding to operator pullbacks across multiple states.

Early trading data suggests DraftKings' prediction market push has yet to match incumbent Kalshi's volume, even as analysts frame it as a growth engine.

Kalshi is pushing back publicly as Missouri joins the list of states ordering sports event contract offerings to stop.

Novig's national rollout adds a federally regulated sports-focused venue to an increasingly crowded prediction market field.

A widening group of state regulators is moving against prediction market operators, forming the core of the legal conflict with federal oversight.