Utah's criminal case against Kalshi and co-founders Tarek Mansour and Luana Lopes Lara is the sharpest escalation yet in the state-versus-federal fight over pre

The CFTC chair's vow signals the agency intends to litigate federal preemption over event contracts all the way to the highest court.

A third-party script breach forced a trading halt and raised fresh questions about security at prediction market venues.

Analysts and reporters are scrutinizing whether prediction markets can beat polls and avoid the misses seen in prior elections.

Prediction markets are becoming a meaningful revenue line for Coinbase even as crypto trading slows.

Congressional scrutiny of suspicious election-contract trading is intensifying ahead of the midterms.

A compromised third-party script drained roughly $2.5M-$2.7M from Polymarket users, forcing a pause on international trading and relayer operations before the p

New accounts placed large late bets on a Netanyahu win, prompting Polymarket to open a probe that highlights the difficulty of forensic tracing on-chain.

A bipartisan pair of senators asked the two prediction markets to disclose how they police insider trading ahead of the midterms.

With prediction market odds diverging from traditional forecasters, both platforms are under scrutiny over whether their pricing will hold up on election night.

Market pricing on 12 key Senate races currently points to Democratic control of both chambers.

The partnership aims to detect manipulation and suspicious activity in Polymarket's sports contracts.

The prediction market's valuation rose roughly 82% since May as crypto and institutional investors bet on event contracts ahead of a possible IPO.

The criminal case escalates a state-federal fight over whether prediction markets are gambling or federally regulated derivatives venues.

The CFTC argues federal law gives it exclusive authority over event contracts, and said it would sue Utah to halt the state's criminal action.

The multi-year deal makes the Sixers the first NBA franchise to partner with a prediction market, amid broader debate over gambling ties.

The bipartisan request asks the market operators to disclose how they detect and prevent insider trading in political event contracts.

Event markets price Democrats as favorites in key Senate races, with House odds around 93% and a projected 52-seat Senate majority.

The two largest prediction markets face their biggest credibility test yet as election contracts draw heavy volume.

Senators are pushing the prediction market platforms over concerns that traders may be profiting from non-public information on election contracts.

Reporting details unusual trading patterns in election contracts, including in a Los Angeles race.

The forecaster's midterm model moved toward Democrats in both chambers days before the vote.

The platform is examining a late flurry of wagers on Netanyahu's election, adding to scrutiny of prediction market integrity.

Track record questions are resurfacing as markets again price tight races with apparent confidence.

The round values the CFTC-regulated exchange at $40 billion and comes as analysts debate whether that valuation is justified.

The declaration signals a federal escalation in the jurisdictional battle between the CFTC and states seeking to restrict event contracts.

The warning adds a securities-law dimension to oversight of event contracts beyond the CFTC's existing authority.

The move extends the sports industry's shift toward regulated event contracts as a commercial and data partner channel.

Event contracts outearned crypto for the brokerage, underscoring how prediction markets are becoming a core revenue line.

Analysts are crediting the prediction market business as a driver of the brokerage's outlook even as the shares sit far below their record high.

The federal regulator is seeking to halt Utah's 14-count criminal prosecution of Kalshi and its founders, setting up a state versus federal authority showdown o

Utah is the first state to bring felony charges against a prediction market operator and its billionaire co-founders, prompting other platforms to quit the stat

The round marks a steep jump in Kalshi's private valuation even as state prosecutors and regulators intensify scrutiny of the sector.

The Kalshi deal gives the league's teams a template for commercial ties to event-contract platforms at a moment of unresolved legal questions.

The settlement follows state pressure on sports event contracts and adds Michigan to the list of jurisdictions restricting prediction market offerings.

Kalshi is going on offense against states after Utah brought criminal charges, arguing federal oversight preempts state gambling law.