4/28/2026 1:49:54 PM Doubling Down: CFTC Sues New York and Files Amicus in Massachusetts in Support of Prediction Markets By Zachary Schmitz Carl Kennedy The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) continues to defend its jurisdictional turf. The CFTC filed a federal lawsuit against the...
4/27/2026 2:10:53 PM Classified Intel, Crypto and a Special Forces Sergeant: The CFTC’s First Insider Trading Case in Prediction Markets By Dan Davis Carl Kennedy Matt Kluchenek Zachary Schmitz Alex Kim +2 more... Show less After previous repeated warnings to market participants that it was monitoring prediction markets for insider trading and...
4/21/2026 10:37:00 PM Kalshi Makes Its Case for Federal Court as Ninth Circuit Hearing Tees Up Potential Supreme Court Review By Carl Kennedy Zachary Schmitz Alexa Warner Alex Kim +1 more... Show less The fight over whether prediction markets belong in federal or state court continues to intensify. In the span of two days last week,...
4/16/2026 9:58:17 PM Chairman Selig Goes to Capitol Hill: Key Takeaways on Prediction Markets, Crypto and Enforcement By Carl Kennedy Zachary Schmitz Alex Kim Just over 100 days into his tenure, Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC or the Commission) Chairman Michael S. Selig appeared...
4/10/2026 10:02:03 PM Prediction Markets Go on Offense: This Week’s Major Victories and CFTC Actions By Carl Kennedy Alex Kim Alexa Warner This week has proven pivotal for the prediction markets industry, with a series of legal and regulatory developments that could have...
4/1/2026 6:30:38 PM A New Era: New CFTC Enforcement Director Outlines Updated Priorities and Cooperation Policy By Zachary Schmitz Carl Kennedy Making clear that the era of “regulation by enforcement” is over, Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Director of Enforcement...
3/19/2026 10:05:24 PM Play Ball: The CFTC and MLB Strike a Historic Deal to Protect Prediction Markets By Carl Kennedy In a move that would make even the most seasoned sports fans do a double-take, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC or...
3/18/2026 3:56:39 PM Technology Service Vendors: Cryptoasset Wallet Provider Gets Relief Benefitting Entire Digital Asset Ecosystem, Prediction Markets Too By Carl Kennedy Dan Davis Staff from the Market Participants Division (MPD) of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC or Commission) issued No-Action...
3/13/2026 9:23:36 PM Common Ground: The SEC and CFTC Enter Historic Memorandum of Understanding Aimed at Harmonizing Regulatory Interests By Zachary Schmitz Carl Kennedy Michael Didiuk Adam Bolter Dan Davis Matt Kluchenek Ben Levine +4 more... Show less Regulatory silos are coming down. In what marks the third joint announcement by the two primary US financial regulatory agencies in less...
3/12/2026 10:16:14 PM Game Changer: CFTC Clarifies Sports Contracts Listing Standards and Seeks Input on Event Contracts More Generally By Carl Kennedy Dan Davis Alexa Warner Eli Krasnow Benjamin Levine +2 more... Show less The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC or Commission) made waves on March 12 with two pivotal releases intended to shape the...
2/26/2026 3:38:29 PM Know the Outcome? Don't Trade: CFTC Puts Prediction Markets on Notice By Zachary Schmitz Carl Kennedy Matt Kluchenek Alex Kim +1 more... Show less In an unusual move, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s (CFTC or Commission) Division of Enforcement (Division) issued an advisory...
2/20/2026 7:46:31 PM Federal Reserve Researchers Find Prediction Markets Deliver Forecasting Value Comparable to Professional Surveys and Futures By Dan Davis Carl Kennedy Alex Kim A new working paper from the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve’s (Federal Reserve) Finance and Economics Discussion Series (FEDS)...
2/18/2026 4:32:41 PM Chairman Selig and the CFTC Make the Case for Federal Jurisdiction Over Prediction Markets By Dan Davis Carl Kennedy Alex Kim The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC or the Commission) is not waiting for the courts to sort out who regulates prediction...
2/11/2026 4:12:54 PM Touchdown or Tax Down? – How Will the IRS View Sports Contract Gains and Losses By Carl Kennedy Loren Lembo If you watched the Super Bowl this year, you might have noticed a surge of advertisements for prediction market contracts on the big...
2/9/2026 3:13:35 PM SDNY US Attorney Clayton Cautions Enforcement Activity Could Be Coming to Prediction Markets By Carl Kennedy Prediction markets have drawn increased attention from both market participants and regulatory bodies, as trading volumes on these...
2/3/2026 2:45:38 PM SEC and CFTC Announce Joint 'Project Crypto' Initiative at Historic Harmonization Event By Dan Davis Michael Didiuk Carl Kennedy Alex Kim Nicholas Gervasi +2 more... Show less After years of regulatory turf wars and jurisdictional uncertainty, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and Commodity Futures...