CFTC
6 articles, most recent October 10, 2026.
- Regulation
CFTC Swap Rule Expands Swap Definition to Cover Prediction Markets, Excludes Casino-Style Betting
The CFTC swap rule proposes to classify sports, politics, culture and weather event contracts as swaps, while an interim rule removes casino-style gambling.
- Regulation
Prediction Market Insider Trading: Ex-White House Teleprompter Operator Fined by CFTC
Kalshi pioneered U.S. political-event contracts that settle on whether a president will utter a specific phrase during a speech.
- Regulation
Kalshi sports contracts swap ruling: Ninth Circuit says contracts aren’t swaps, splitting with Third Circuit
By classifying them as non-swap products, the court cleared the way for Nevada to enforce its gaming statutes against the prediction-market platform.
- Regulation
CFTC prediction market regulation: Soldier’s illegal Polymarket bet sparks legal clash
The stay does not affect the criminal case, which could begin late 2026 or early 2027, but it creates a procedural battleground for the regulator.
- Regulation
CFTC Warns Prediction Markets Over Vague Self-Certifications
The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has issued a second warning to prediction markets on cookie-cutter self-certifications.
- Regulatory News
US Regulator Seeks to Cancel Gemini Settlement
The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has filed a request to cancel a settlement with Gemini, a cryptocurrency exchange.