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 House two proposed rules Monday (Sept. 28) that could strengthen its hand in an escalating jurisdictional fight with state gambling...
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 a report Wednesday (Sept. 30) by CoinDesk, would connect event contracts to the regulatory definition of swaps, and establish that they’re not...
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 states remain free to enforce their gambling laws against the platform. The unanimous U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth...
There’s a changing of the guard taking place across crypto. The Sept. 15 failure of the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act to advance in the Senate has coincided with a rash of leadership changes across the cryptocurrency establishment. The Blockchain Association is changing chief executives....
September 29, 2026
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 states remain free to enforce their gambling laws against the platform. The unanimous U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit ruling Friday (Sept. 25) sided with Ohio and Tennessee, […]
September 28, 2026
There’s a changing of the guard taking place across crypto. The Sept. 15 failure of the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act to advance in the Senate has coincided with a...
January 09, 2026
This January is crunch time for the Senate on cryptocurrency market regulation efforts. After years of fits and starts on Capitol Hill, including key wins like the stablecoin-focused GENIUS Act,...
November 11, 2025
The cryptocurrency market is a paradox of modern finance. The technological removal of intermediaries has resulted in a borderless, 24/7 experiment where code, speculation and ideology collide, frequently generating volatility...
October 05, 2026
Federal regulators have introduced a new proposal designed to regulate digital asset markets and transactions. The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) introduced a proposal Monday (Oct. 5) for a regulatory framework governing retail transactions involving crypto assets (CTXs), and said it is seeking public comment on the proposed rule. “Today’s action is a critical step in the CFTC’s […]
September 30, 2026
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 a report Wednesday (Sept. 30) by CoinDesk,...
September 25, 2026
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has updated its FAQs about crypto assets and blockchain technologies to provide greater clarity, the regulator said in a Thursday (Sept. 24) press release. The updates address investments of...
September 21, 2026
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) is hosting a series of roundtables devoted to new technologies in U.S. financial markets. The Frontier Forum series, hosted by the CFTC’s Innovation Task...
