Coinbase urges CFTC to keep prediction markets under rules
Coinbase has urged U.S. derivatives regulators to keep prediction markets under existing rules, filing a formal response as legal pressure builds around event-based contracts. Summary...
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CFTC sees mixed responses to prediction market rulemaking
The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission received more than 1,500 responses to a proposed rule tied to prediction markets, with some backing the regulator while...
CFTC prediction market rules spark industry debate
The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission has received more than 1,500 public responses on its proposed rule for prediction market event contracts. Summary CFTC has...
A16z enters CFTC battle over state prediction market bans
Andreessen Horowitz has entered the growing fight over U.S. prediction markets. Summary A16z says state bans could weaken federally regulated prediction markets and reduce user...
A16z sides with CFTC against states seeking to ban prediction markets
A16z has thrown its weight behind the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) in a growing federal-state standoff over prediction markets, opposing state regulators that try...
Gemini Gains Key CFTC Approval to Expand Prediction Market, Perps Offerings
In brief Gemini received CFTC approval for a DCO license, allowing it to clear its own prediction market and derivatives trades. The move opens the...
CFTC AI tools now review crypto applications as staff falls by more than 20%
CFTC Chairman Michael Selig confirmed the agency is deploying AI tools to review crypto registration applications and monitor trading data, the first major US financial...
Polymarket Eyes US Return for Crypto Exchange as Lone CFTC Chair Weighs Approval
In brief Polymarket has reportedly approached the CFTC to lift the four-year ban on its main on-chain exchange. The agency’s only sitting commissioner, Chair Michael...
CFTC pulls Wisconsin into fight over prediction market jurisdiction
The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission on Tuesday sued the state of Wisconsin in the agency’s latest effort to assert jurisdiction over prediction markets after...
CFTC files lawsuit blocking Wisconsin action against prediction markets
The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission has sued Wisconsin, escalating its legal push to block state action against federally regulated prediction market platforms. Summary CFTC...