Prediction markets battle escalates after president Donald Trump sides with CFTC
The CFTC has moved a proposed rule on prediction-markets event contracts into White House review as federal and state officials fight over who should police...
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Trump backs CFTC authority over prediction markets
US President Donald Trump has backed the Commodity Futures Trading Commission as having the “exclusive authority” over prediction markets, as state regulators’ action against the...
CFTC officials who questioned prediction markets were suspended: NYT
Senior officials at the Commodity Futures Trading Commission who raised concerns about prediction market companies were suspended, investigated and eventually pushed out of the agency....
CFTC crypto oversight questioned after officials were pushed out
Senior Commodity Futures Trading Commission officials who raised concerns about prediction market firms were suspended, investigated and pushed out, according to a New York Times...
NHL Agrees to Share Data With the CFTC for Prediction Market Integrity
In brief The NHL follows the MLB as the latest sports league to sign a data-sharing agreement with the CFTC. The MOU commits the pair...
CFTC signs MOU with National Hockey League over prediction markets
The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), under the sole leadership of Republican Michael Selig, announced a memorandum of understanding with the National Hockey League...
Will Trump fill CFTC seats before CLARITY Act rewrites crypto rules?
House Agriculture Committee Chair Glenn Thompson and Ranking Member Angie Craig urged President Donald Trump to nominate a full bipartisan slate of Commodity Futures Trading...
House committee leaders urge Trump to nominate CFTC members, citing CLARITY Act
The Republican chair and Democratic ranking member of the US House of Representatives Committee on Agriculture have called on President Donald Trump to fully staff...
CFTC No-Action Letter on Prediction Markets Streamlines Swap Data Reporting
In brief The CFTC has taken a no-action position on swap data reporting and recordkeeping regulations, creating a single streamlined process for event contract operators....
Prediction markets get CFTC relief as legal battles widen
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s staff issued no-action relief for fully collateralized event contracts. Summary CFTC eased swap data reporting duties for fully collateralized event...