CFTC declares market emergency, orders Kalshi to continue to operate in New York

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In the lawsuit, filed on July 31, New York seeks a temporary restraining order prohibiting KalshiEX, LLC from offering all event contracts nationwide and more than $36 billion in damages. The CEA requires the Commission to provide a uniform national market in derivatives transactions. As part of this obligation, the CFTC ensures public confidence in its markets by safeguarding market resilience and orderliness.

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▪In the lawsuit, filed on July 31, New York seeks a temporary restraining order prohibiting KalshiEX, LLC from offering all event contracts nationwide and more than $36 billion in damages.
▪The CEA requires the Commission to provide a uniform national market in derivatives transactions.
▪As part of this obligation, the CFTC ensures public confidence in its markets by safeguarding market resilience and orderliness.

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▪ The CFTC uses its "emergency authority" to order Kalshi to continue operating in New York after the state filed a lawsuit in July seeking to shutter Kalshi (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk) — Techmeme

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Release Number 9281-26 CFTC Exercises Emergency Authority to Ensure Market Stability August 11, 2026 WASHINGTON — The Commodity Futures Trading Commission today exercised its emergency authority in response to KalshiEX, LLC’s notification of a market emergency and ordered the exchange to continue to operate in accordance with the Commodity Exchange Act’s Core Principles.KalshiEX, LLC notified the Commission of the emergency after New York Attorney General Letitia James filed a complaint against the exchange in state court. In the lawsuit, filed on July 31, New York seeks a temporary restraining order prohibiting KalshiEX, LLC from offering all event contracts nationwide and more than $36 billion in damages.

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