The ruling adds to a widening split among federal courts over whether prediction market event contracts are CFTC-regulated swaps rather than state-licensed spor

The cease-and-desist letters mark one of the broadest state-enforcement actions against sports event contracts to date.

The deals in California and Oklahoma undercut tribal gaming operators' opposition to prediction markets and are stoking division among tribes.

State and tribal regulators want the justices to resolve the conflict between federal courts on whether states can regulate event contracts.

The product expands Kalshi from event contracts into equity index derivatives, drawing comparisons to perpetual futures offered offshore.

The filing extends Kalshi's push beyond sports and elections into commodity derivatives that would fall squarely under CFTC oversight.

The smart contract overhaul unifies exchange and oracle systems under pUSD as sole collateral and will not automatically migrate existing bets to the new contra

The partnership pays the Lakers star more than his 76ers salary and has prompted questions about endorsement rules and gambling's role in the league.

The UK regulator is engaging with prediction market operators as the platforms push back on being classed as gambling, with a retail binary options ban in force

The platform is contesting the Netherlands' gambling classification and penalty, a test of how European regulators treat crypto prediction markets.

Korean authorities restricted access to the platform, adding to a growing list of jurisdictions challenging prediction market operations.

Coplan said at TOKEN2049 the platform is studying an onchain asset tied to its economy while confirming no token has been issued.

The ruling that Kalshi sports contracts likely qualify as swaps hands the CFTC a jurisdictional win and deepens the split with the Sixth Circuit, which held the

The first US stock index perpetual marks Kalshi's expansion from event contracts into mainline equity derivatives aimed at a broader trading audience.

A growing circuit split over whether Kalshi's sports-event contracts are swaps or wagers is pushing the question toward the Supreme Court.

The perpetual oil filing extends Kalshi's no-expiry derivatives push into energy, following the same model as its newly launched stock index contract.

The added context tools follow criticism of Kalshi's election markets after a high-confidence call collapsed, and midterms are the platform's first major electi

The California and Oklahoma tribal partnerships undercut some Native American opposition to prediction markets while drawing objections from tribes that hold sp

Several local news affiliates carried the same report on prediction markets facing their first significant electoral test with the midterms.

The proposal targets candidate self-trading on prediction markets amid growing manipulation concerns after the Kinzinger betting probe.

Brazil's first-round election outcome and Lula's push to restrict betting have cast uncertainty over the country's regulated market.

The volume figures cover Sept. 28 to Oct. 4 as the platform ramps up for the midterms.

The prediction market is positioning itself as a venue for election trading amid rising interest.

Traders are pricing midterm races differently from public polling in several key contests.

The appellate ruling deepens a circuit split over whether event contracts fall under federal derivatives law or state gambling statutes, a question now central

Coinbase's agreement with Michigan regulators to stop offering sports contracts by Saturday follows similar moves by rivals and signals growing state-level pres

Ohio's casino control commission sent cease-and-desist letters covering operators including Polymarket, Robinhood and Coinbase, adding a major state to the enfo

Connecticut regulators reported platforms pulling out of the state, marking another jurisdiction where sports event contracts are being withdrawn under threat o

The partnerships put tribal gaming entities on the side of the prediction market industry, undercutting the Native American opposition that has supported state

The product extends Kalshi beyond event contracts into leveraged equity derivatives, a strategic expansion that could invite fresh regulatory scrutiny.

Coinbase joins Kalshi and Robinhood in pulling sports event contracts from Michigan under a regulatory deal, adding to a wave of state-level pullbacks.

Tribal and state officials, joined by international gaming regulator associations, are pressing SCOTUS to resolve whether states or the CFTC control sports even

The appellate decision deepens a circuit split by letting state regulators police prediction markets, a blow to Kalshi's federal preemption argument.

Ohio's casino control commission told Polymarket, Robinhood, Coinbase and others to stop offering sports event contracts in the state.

A court win for Kalshi in Illinois temporarily halts state rules, though a separate ruling found its sports contracts likely qualify as swaps.

The CFTC's proposal seeks to clarify prediction market legal status and crypto exchange rules while leaving room for self-custody and on-chain trading.