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CFTC Moves to Define Prediction Markets as Swaps Amid Jurisdiction Battle

CFTC Moves to Define Prediction Markets as Swaps Amid Jurisdiction Battle
CFTC Moves to Define Prediction Markets as Swaps Amid Jurisdiction Battle
October 01, 2026  |  Legal & Regulation

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission is moving to write its claim of authority over prediction markets directly into federal regulations. The CFTC sent the White...

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CFTC Proposes Rules to Say Prediction Markets Are Not Gambling
CFTC Proposes Rules to Say Prediction Markets Are Not Gambling
September 30, 2026  |  Legal & Regulation

America’s prediction markets regulator has submitted two rules for White House review as it battles states over industry oversight. The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) rules, the subject of...

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Kalshi’s Sports Bets Hit Another Legal Wall
Kalshi’s Sports Bets Hit Another Legal Wall
September 29, 2026  |  Legal & Regulation

A federal appeals court has dealt prediction markets another setback, ruling that sports event contracts offered by Kalshi are not federally regulated “swaps” and that...

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Washington Fears Polymarket Bank Failure Bets Could Fuel Panic
Washington Fears Polymarket Bank Failure Bets Could Fuel Panic
September 27, 2026  |  Markets

Bank regulators and federal lawmakers have expressed concerns about the appearance of contracts on prediction market Polymarket that are tied to the likelihood of bank failures,...

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Polymarket Slams New York Lawsuit as State Targets Prediction Market Sector
Polymarket Slams New York Lawsuit as State Targets Prediction Market Sector
September 24, 2026  |  Markets

Polymarket will fight for its users, the company’s chief legal officer said Thursday (Sept. 24), after New York announced that the state filed a lawsuit...

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Kalshi Seeks Margin Trading Approval as It Courts Institutional Traders
Kalshi Seeks Margin Trading Approval as It Courts Institutional Traders
September 22, 2026  |  Legal & Regulation

Kalshi has asked the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) to let qualified traders use margin on its event contracts, a step the prediction market operator...

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Polymarket Accused of Ignoring Fraud in Pursuit of Growth
Polymarket Accused of Ignoring Fraud in Pursuit of Growth
September 20, 2026  |  Markets

The prediction market sector is quickly growing, and marquee player Polymarket along with it. But as The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported Sunday (Sept. 20),...

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Yahoo Finance Ends Polymarket Partnership and Closes Prediction Markets Hub
Yahoo Finance Ends Polymarket Partnership and Closes Prediction Markets Hub
September 18, 2026  |  Partnerships

Yahoo Finance ended its partnership with prediction market Polymarket, Bloomberg reported Friday (Sept. 18). A Yahoo spokesperson said in the report: “We had a previous...

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