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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 regulator to use artificial intelligence to compensate for a workforce cut of more than 20%…
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Polymarket has sought to reopen its main prediction markets platform to U.S. users as it is reportedly engaging regulators to remove a long-standing access ban. According to Bloomberg, the company has been in discussions with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission…
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The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission has sued Wisconsin, escalating its legal push to block state action against federally regulated prediction market platforms. According to a statement from the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, the lawsuit responds directly to Wisconsin’s recent…
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U.S. President Donald Trump has softened his stance on prediction markets days after voicing concern over their rapid rise. Speaking to reporters in Florida on Saturday, Trump acknowledged that some experienced participants support these platforms, even as he maintained a…
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The CFTC sued New York to block state gambling laws from applying to federally regulated prediction market platforms.
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US regulators are investigating whether private information about the Trump administration’s military strategy in Iran was used to profit from massive oil trades. Bloomberg reports that the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) is examining suspicious activity on the CME Group’s…
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Former CFTC Chairman Chris Giancarlo is leaving the legal profession to commit himself fully to the digital asset space as a strategic adviser for fintech and cryptocurrency startups. The announcement came via a social media post on Sunday, where Giancarlo…
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CFTC named five members of its innovation task force as the agency expands work on crypto, AI, and prediction market rules.
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U.S. lawmakers have begun questioning the Commodity Futures Trading Commission over the agency’s inaction on alleged insider trading in prediction markets tied to geopolitical events. Seven members of the U.S. House of Representatives wrote a letter to CFTC Chair Michael…
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Progress on a potential crypto safe harbor framework is now entering a key regulatory phase as it is up for White review. US Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Paul Atkins said the agency’s proposed “Regulation Crypto Assets” package has been…
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Nevada judge extended the ban on Kalshi, ruling its event contracts match sports betting and require a gaming license.
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Polymarket removed a market on a missing US service member after backlash, saying the listing failed internal integrity standards on Friday.
Opinion
Eight years ago, on April 29, 2018, quoting a crypto industry founder, Dr. Emin Gun Sirer, I wrote about Ethereum’s (ETH) decentralized nature, which qualified ETH as a commodity for US law purposes. The regulatory uncertainty, regarding whether ETH [and…
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The United States Commodity Futures Trading Commission and the Department of Justice have filed lawsuits against Illinois, Connecticut, and Arizona over the federal government’s authority to regulate prediction markets. According to a complaint filed against Illinois Governor JB Pritzker, Attorney…
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Former FTX head of engineering Nishad Singh has agreed to pay a $3.7 million fine to resolve his case with the US commodities regulator. Singh will pay a disgorgement of $3.7 million as part of a supplemental consent order for…
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The top enforcement official at the Commodity Futures Trading Commission has issued a direct warning to traders operating in prediction markets, making it clear that insider trading rules will be enforced as scrutiny around the sector intensifies. Speaking at New…
