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CFTC proposes new rules for prediction markets
Why learning financial literacy has to be part of the American dream: former CFTC commissioner
"If you have a smartphone and you have an app, you can now engage in not just financial transactions, but an entire virtual community anywhere in the world," said Caroline Pham.…
CBOE: Post The CFTC Decision, Let's See If This Is Still A Good Option
CBOE Q1 2026 earnings beat: revenue +29% as shares fall 25% on Bitcoin perpetual futures competition.…
DOJ, CFTC probe George Santos over Kalshi trades tied to State of the Union appearance: report
HYPE Token Hits Record as CFTC Perpetuals Approval Lifts Hyperliquid
CFTC backs crypto perpetual contracts, issues advisory on 24/7 trading
Hyperliquid hits new all-time high after CFTC perp approval, NYSE boss endorsement
Hyperliquid’s HYPE hit a record above $66 after bullish CFTC actions on perpetual futures and praise from ICE CEO Jeffrey Sprecher.…
CFTC Cracks Open U.S. Market for Bitcoin and Crypto Perpetual Futures
The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission has greenlit the first U.S.-listed bitcoin perpetual futures and opened the door for Coinbase to route American traders into global cr…
Kalshi plans to offer perpetual futures contracts, saying it will be "the first company in American history to offer" them, to be "fully regulated" by the CFTC (Nathan Bomey/Axios)
Nathan Bomey / Axios : Kalshi plans to offer perpetual futures contracts, saying it will be “the first company in American history to offer” them, to be “fully regulated” by the CF…
CFTC clears path for crypto perpetual futures on US platforms
Clarity Act Risks Regulation Without Oversight, Brookings Fellow Says
As Congress weighs crypto legislation, Aaron Klein says the CFTC needs more resources, independence and coordination to oversee digital markets.…
CFTC opens door for crypto perpetual future contracts in US as Coinbase, Kalshi move forward
CFTC allows Coinbase Financial Markets to offer Deribit futures to US customers
The CFTC has approved Coinbase Financial Markets to offer Deribit futures to US customers, completing a key integration from the $2.9B acquisition.…
US CFTC approves first bitcoin perpetual futures contracts for regulated exchange
The CFTC enabled the first bitcoin perpetual futures on a regulated US exchange via Bitnomial, with Coinbase Derivatives following shortly after with nano BTC and ETH perp contract…
CFTC signs off on Kalshi’s perpetual Bitcoin futures product
Kalshi won CFTC approval to list a perpetual Bitcoin futures contract, bringing crypto-style perps further into regulated US markets.…
The CFTC is suing Rhode Island to stop the state from cracking down on prediction markets
Prediction markets legal battles heat up in Minnesota, Rhode Island
Kalshi, CFTC Chair Michael Selig, and US President Donald Trump all made public statements this week supporting federal regulation over prediction markets in response to state-leve…
CFTC wants to reverse course on penalty against Winklevoss twins' crypto business
The Gemini exchange already paid a $5 million fine following the agency’s lawsuit.…
The CFTC moves to vacate a $5M settlement with Gemini, reversing a Biden-era enforcement action, following a lobbying campaign by the Winklevoss twins (Wall Street Journal)
Wall Street Journal : The CFTC moves to vacate a $5M settlement with Gemini, reversing a Biden-era enforcement action, following a lobbying campaign by the Winklevoss twins — A $5 …
CFTC sues Rhode Island over actions against prediction markets
It marks the seventh state the commission has sued in a dispute over who has the right to regulate event contract platforms.…
The CFTC files alongside Gemini to nullify Gemini's $5M settlement in January 2025, arguing that the agency's current management wouldn't have pursued the case (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)
Jesse Hamilton / CoinDesk : The CFTC files alongside Gemini to nullify Gemini's $5M settlement in January 2025, arguing that the agency's current management wouldn't have pursued t…
U.S. CFTC files request to erase Gemini settlement that it no longer considers fair
The regulator went back to analyze the 2022 case and decided that it wouldn't have been pursued under current management and practices.…
White House eyes CFTC proposal for regulating prediction markets
The CFTC has argued it has exclusive authority to regulate the growing prediction market sector rather than state-by-state regulation.…
White House starts review of CFTC’s prediction markets rulemaking as Trump backs agency authority
Why learning financial literacy has to be part of the American dream: former CFTC commissioner
“If you have a smartphone and you have an app, you can now engage in not just financial transactions, but an entire virtual community anywhere in the world,” said Caroline Pham, fo…
Trump says it is "critically important" that the CFTC has exclusive authority to oversee prediction markets, as some US states attempt to regulate them (Ashleigh Fields/The Hill)
Trump voices support for CFTC in battle for authority to regulate prediction markets
President Donald Trump threw his support behind the federal agency overseeing prediction markets on Tuesday, amid a growing battle between Washington and the states over who should…
Trump: ‘Critically important’ CFTC has exclusive authority over prediction markets
Trump praises prediction markets, defends CFTC as court cases compound
U.S. President Donald Trump said it was "critically important" that the CFTC keep "exclusive authority" over prediction markets, echoing CFTC Chair Michael Selig.…
CFTC teams up with FTC, IRS, and others to crack down on government imposter scams targeting crypto victims
The CFTC warns of surging government imposter scams targeting crypto fraud victims, joining the FTC, IRS, and others to fight $3.5B in annual losses.…
CFTC teams up with multiple agencies to crack down on government imposter scams
The CFTC warns scammers are posing as its inspectors to steal crypto from fraud victims, as impersonation scams cost consumers $2.95B in 2024.…
Why CFTC Oversight Will Decide Which Prediction Markets Survive
Originally published on WeeBet on 2026-05-25. Reposted with canonical link. The CFTC has spent the...…
How the Trump admin gutted the CFTC, ousting enforcers and appointing industry-friendly officials, as Trump family got into crypto and prediction markets (New York Times)
New York Times : How the Trump admin gutted the CFTC, ousting enforcers and appointing industry-friendly officials, as Trump family got into crypto and prediction markets — Last fa…
NYT investigation alleges CFTC purged staff who questioned Trump-tied crypto firms
CFTC officials suspended after raising concerns about Polymarket, Crypto.com, and Gemini
Senior CFTC officials were suspended after flagging concerns about Polymarket, Crypto.com, and Gemini, all with alleged Trump family ties, per a NYT investigation.…
SEC approves Nasdaq to list Bitcoin index options on the exchange
The SEC has approved Nasdaq’s proposal to list cash-settled Bitcoin index options on the Philadelphia Stock Exchange, marking another step in Wall Street’s deepening embrace of dig…
CFTC data shows speculators pulling back across treasuries, equities, and currencies
CFTC's Commitments of Traders report for May 19, 2026 shows speculators trimming long and short positions across S&P 500, treasuries, and currencies.…
CFTC and NHL sign data-sharing agreement to police prediction market betting
The CFTC and NHL signed a data-sharing MOU to oversee prediction market betting on hockey, making it the second major US sport with formalized regulatory oversight.…
NHL Agrees to Share Data With the CFTC for Prediction Market Integrity
The agreement ensures the regulator and the NHL communicate and share data to protect the integrity of hockey-related prediction markets.…
Prediction markets are fueling a high-stakes brawl between states and federal regulators
Sixteen states are in legal proceedings against prediction market platforms, while one state has moved to ban them.…
NHL signs MoU with CFTC to enhance integrity of prediction markets
The NHL and CFTC signed a Memorandum of Understanding to cooperate on protecting the integrity of sports prediction markets, following a similar MLB deal.…
U.S. CFTC secures deal with National Hockey League on prediction market safeguards
A new arrangement has been set between the derivatives regulator and professional hockey, following on the heels of a similar baseball agreement.…
CFTC probes $800M in suspicious oil trades placed before Trump social media post
The CFTC is investigating over $800M in oil futures trades placed days before Trump's March 26 social media post about US military actions against Iran.…
US officials quietly study CBDC infrastructure despite Trump opposition, says former CFTC chief
US quietly studies CBDC infrastructure amid public rejection, as officials explore Project Agorá and anticipate future onchain solutions.…
CFTC is suing Minnesota to block a law that would make running a prediction market a felony
US CFTC probes spike in oil futures trading before Trump postponed Iran strikes, WSJ reports - Reuters
US CFTC probes spike in oil futures trading before Trump postponed Iran strikes, WSJ reports Reuters…
Chairman and Commssioners – CFTC
CFTC sues to block Minnesota's first-in-nation ban on prediction markets
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz has signed the nation's first law banning prediction market sites from operating in the state; the CFTC has sued Minnesota in response (Bobby Allyn/NPR)
Minnesota passes prediction markets ban
The CFTC has already sued to prevent the Minnesota's prediction markets ban.…
Wall Street regulator sues to block Minnesota’s first-in-nation ban on prediction markets
The CFTC filed the lawsuit a day after Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz signed into law a measure that starting on Aug. 1 would make it a crime to operate, host or promote a prediction mark…
CFTC sues Minnesota over first explicit state ban on prediction markets
CFTC appoints DJ Hennes as Director of Market Participants Division
The CFTC has appointed DJ Hennes as Director of its Market Participants Division, bringing crypto and prediction markets expertise from KPMG and Promontory.…
Polymarket faces CFTC scrutiny over $800M oil bet tied to insider trading claims
The CFTC is investigating Polymarket over $800M in oil-related prediction markets allegedly tied to insider trading on US military actions.…
CME and NYSE lobby CFTC against Hyperliquid amid USDC liquidity risks
CME Group and ICE are lobbying the CFTC to regulate Hyperliquid, but the DeFi platform's USDC dependency on Circle may pose an even bigger risk.…
House Agriculture leaders urge Trump to fill CFTC seats before CLARITY Act passes
House Agriculture leaders Thompson and Craig urge Trump to fill four vacant CFTC seats before the CLARITY Act expands the agency's crypto oversight authority.…
House Agriculture leaders press Trump to appoint CFTC commissioners as CLARITY Act advances in Senate
CFTC sues Wisconsin in agency's legal campaign defending prediction markets authority
The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission added Wisconsin to the list of states it's sued over event-contract jurisdiction, most recently New York.…