The directive, framed as a criminal-enforcement threat, targets insider betting on military operations and marks the first direct federal intrusion into predict

The spending surge comes as both exchanges fight state regulators and face questions from Congress, making them among the most active new political spenders in

Midterm volume has made political event contracts a mainstream asset class, with Q3 2026 platform volume hitting a record $179.6 billion across all categories.

The agency's letters signal that even CFTC-regulated exchanges face limits on exotic sports contracts, a key test of how far event-contract innovation can go.

The wallet's staged US launch, funded via its CASH stablecoin with $0.02 per-contract fees, pushes crypto-native distribution into the state-by-state legal figh

The push into macro hedging products extends event contracts beyond elections and sports toward institutional risk management.

The Pentagon directive, issued after roughly $400K in bets tied to a military operation drew scrutiny, threatens criminal action against troops who use insider

The dismissal of a marketing chief who was described in reports as a longtime friend of CEO Shayne Coplan follows scrutiny of staged-trade and promotional tacti

The two prediction market operators are expanding political spending as they face state and federal scrutiny over whether their contracts constitute gambling.

The suit contests Ohio authorities' effort to shut down sports-related event contracts, part of a broader state-level legal fight over prediction market legalit

The reported funding round comes as the company faces regulatory scrutiny and reportedly weighs a public listing.

The account restriction in India follows government blocking of the platform's website five months earlier, as authorities tighten oversight of prediction marke

The wallet integration expands Kalshi's distribution to a large US retail crypto audience even as state regulators and CME-backed groups challenge its event con

The move would put Kalshi in direct competition with established inflation derivatives venues as it seeks a Wall Street-facing product beyond event contracts.

The directive follows a $400K betting scandal and threatens criminal action, raising questions about insider trading on prediction markets tied to military even

Utah is seeking a jury trial and damages, calling Kalshi a 'back-alley gambling den', in one of the most aggressive state actions against the exchange.

Exchanges and commodity trade groups argue the WTI perpetual contracts pose market risks ahead of their planned launch.

The crypto-collateralized lending product is aimed at Kalshi Prime clients and expands margin funding options without asset sales.

The volume figure illustrates how quickly election trading has scaled relative to traditional forecasting ahead of November 3.

The legal fight over whether event contracts are gaming or financial products remains the central regulatory question for the sector.

Market-implied probabilities for the Senate and House majorities are being closely tracked as a polling alternative.

Traders have shifted toward a Democratic outcome across several 2026 races as the president's approval numbers decline.

The report examines the growing reliance on market prices over survey data in election coverage.

The regulator's comments come as the CFTC weighs the status of event contracts tied to elections.

The CFTC's warnings to two smaller exchanges signal tighter federal scrutiny of novel sports contract designs beyond mainstream event markets.

Kalshi's push into macroeconomic index products marks an attempt to move event contracts from sports and politics toward institutional hedging demand.

Robinhood's disclosure that non-sports contracts are driving growth underscores how prediction markets are expanding beyond sports betting.

The Cruz bill would push federal oversight of sports event contracts back to states, a direct challenge to the CFTC's authority over exchanges like Kalshi.

A bipartisan group of state AGs wants the high court to settle whether the CFTC or states regulate sports event contracts.

DraftKings is positioning its prediction market arm as a top venue while arguing it wins regardless of how the Supreme Court rules on sports contracts.

The CFTC's letters to the two exchanges mark the first direct federal action against novel sports-derived event contracts, testing the boundary between event co

The suit seeks an injunction against Ohio's crackdown, escalating the jurisdictional fight between federally regulated event contracts and state gambling regula

The Ohio Casino Control Commission's deadline puts state-licensed operators on notice that working with prediction market venues could jeopardize their licenses

The bill would put state approval at the center of prediction market oversight, a direct legislative challenge to the CFTC's exclusive federal jurisdiction clai

The coalition's filing pushes the federal-versus-state question toward the high court, where Kalshi's CEO says the legal battle is headed.

Utah's suit is one of the largest state damages claims against a prediction market operator and names Kalshi backer Susquehanna over gambling fees.