NBA names Kalshi, Polymarket preferred exchanges, signs CFTC deal
The US professional basketball league is expanding into prediction markets with official data agreements and safeguards against insider trading.…
NBA joins pro sports leagues on CFTC prediction markets bandwagon while NFL balks
The U.S. derivatives regulator, which has championed the arrival of prediction market firms such as Kalshi, has been gathering allied sports leagues.…
U.S. CFTC sets agenda for AI forum, exploring trading and agentic finance
A Commodity Futures Trading Commission task force is scheduled for October 28 to talk about how the latest "super intelligence" technology may impact markets.…
U.S. CFTC rebuffs CME legal stance in consequential fight over perpetual futures
The future of perps in the U.S. may be at stake as the CFTC argues that CME hasn't shown the new policy is hurting it after the agency OK'd its first bitcoin…
U.S. judge rejects Gemini’s appeal to void $5 million settlement despite CFTC backing
The crypto exchange already paid up, but a court order and restrictions from its 2025 settlement will not be lifted even though the CFTC said the case should…
Judge rejects CFTC, Gemini bid to undo $5M settlement
Judge ruled changes in CFTC enforcement priorities and allegations of misconduct by its enforcement division were insufficient to overturn Gemini’s January…
Can the SEC and CFTC’s pro-crypto rules be overturned? Legal opinion
The SEC and the CFTC have issued a raft of procrypto rules recently. But will the rules hold up in court, and can they be easily rolled back by the “anticrypto…
CFTC proposals aimed at separating prediction markets from casino gambling
The two measures attempt to set the stage for a potential US Supreme Court battle over federal and state jurisdiction. Source：Cointelegraph
U.S. CFTC moves to fold event contracts into swaps regulations as legal fight rages
The derivatives regulator is proposing a formal rule to include certain contracts traded on platforms like Kalshi's as swaps that require the agency's…
Blockchain.com pursues CFTC approval for prediction markets: CNBC
The crypto company has reportedly applied for two licenses with the US commodities regulatory as the courts weigh prediction markets cases. Source：Cointelegraph
House Finance panel chair says regulator actions on crypto ‘fall short’ of CLARITY bill
Representative French Hill hopes lawmakers could pass a cryptocurrency market structure bill before the next session of Congress in 2027 as SEC and CFTC…
Better Markets says CFTC is ‘wrong agency’ to regulate retail crypto
Better Markets said the CFTC’s proposed framework to bring certain cryptocurrency transactions and exchanges under its oversight will leave investors less…