Wall Street banks restrict staff trading on prediction markets
Major Wall Street banks are tightening employee rules for prediction markets as concerns grow over the use of confidential information on platforms such as Polymarket...
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Backpack joins race for 24/7 stock markets with tokenized equities
Crypto exchange Backpack has launched 24/7 trading for select tokenized US equities, allowing international investors to trade stocks including SpaceX, Micron and SanDisk around the...
North Carolina Bill Recognizes CFTC's ‘Federal Regulatory Authority’ Over Prediction Markets
In brief North Carolina has passed a law recognizing the CFTC’s authority over prediction markets such as Kalshi and Polymarket, breaking with states trying to...
Goldman Sachs blocks staff from trading prediction markets tied to elections and finance
Goldman Sachs has prohibited employees from trading prediction market contracts tied to the bank, elections, financial markets, macroeconomic data, and geopolitics as companies respond to...
North Carolina law clears path for CFTC regulated prediction markets
North Carolina has become the first U.S. state to explicitly recognize the CFTC’s authority over prediction markets while setting a 6% state tax on their...
Donald Trump vows fresh Iran strikes as $500B vanishes from markets
More than $500 billion has been wiped from U.S. stock markets after President Donald Trump declared the U.S.-Iran ceasefire effectively over and warned that Washington...
Kenya's Markets Regulator Seeks Blockchain Tool to Track Crypto Crime
In brief Kenya’s Capital Markets Authority is seeking to buy a blockchain analytics platform to police the country’s virtual assets market. The tool would monitor...
European central bank leaders call for AI guardrails to protect markets
European regulators have warned that rapid advances in agentic artificial intelligence have outpaced existing rulemaking, with central banks and financial authorities calling for new safeguards...
Kalshi hits record June trading volume as World Cup fuels prediction markets
Kalshi posted a record month for trading volume in June as the 2026 FIFA World Cup fueled activity across prediction markets. DefiLlama data shows Kalshi...
Crypto Biz: Bitcoin maximalism meets the realities of capital markets
For years, Michael Saylor’s Strategy built its brand around a simple mantra: Buy Bitcoin. Never sell. This week, that narrative changed. The company authorized up...