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CFTC Reviews Reporting Rules as Prediction Markets Enter Commodities

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission has opened a formal review of its Commitments of Traders reporting framework, with prediction market platforms now squarely in scope.S...

Doubling Down- CFTC Sues New York and Files Amicus in Massachusetts in Support of Prediction Markets

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) continues to defend its jurisdictional turf. The CFTC filed a federal lawsuit against the State of New York and submitted an amicus ...

CFTC Says Prediction Markets Are Derivatives, Not Gambling - and Insider Trading Laws Apply

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has made its position clear: prediction market contracts are financial derivatives, not gambling, and insider trading laws appl...

CFTC files lawsuit blocking Wisconsin action against prediction markets

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...

CFTC sues 3 states over prediction market regulatory authority

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission claims it "first officially recognized" event contracts in 1992 and that Congress has granted it sole authority over the market.

CFTC signals enforcement action against insider trading in prediction markets

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 tradin...

CFTC Chair Supports Prediction Markets as Regulated Derivatives (Anshul Saxena)

The Chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has defended prediction markets as l...

Federal CFTC sues Wisconsin over prediction market enforcement

(The Center Square) – The Commodity Futures Trading Commission filed a lawsuit Tuesday against Wisconsin’s attempt to block prediction markets from operating in the state....

Insider trading in prediction markets is among CFTC priorities, top cop says

Chairman Selig Goes to Capitol Hill: Key Takeaways on Prediction Markets, Crypto and Enforcement

Just over 100 days into his tenure, Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC or the Commission) Chairman Michael S. Selig appeared before the House Committee on Agriculture on Ap...

CFTC Launches Innovation Task Force Focused on Emerging Derivatives Issues

On March 24, 2026, CFTC Chairman Michael Selig announced the formation of the Innovation Task Force, a new initiative intended to help develop a clearer regulatory framework for in...

CFTC Sues Wisconsin Over Prediction Markets

On April 28, the CFTC filed a lawsuit against the state of Wisconsin and certain state officials seeking declaratory and injunctive relief in response to Wisconsin’s recent enforce...

Classified Intel, Crypto and a Special Forces Sergeant: The CFTC’s First Insider Trading Case in Prediction Markets

After previous repeated warnings to market participants that it was monitoring prediction markets for insider trading and manipulation,[1] the Commodities Futures Trading Commissio...

SEC and CFTC Regulatory Labs Try Joint Venturing: Landmark Memorandum Sets the Terms

On March 11, 2026, the SEC and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) signed what both agencies have called a “historic” memorandum of understanding. The memorandum is int...

Breaking: CFTC approves first Bitcoin Perpetual Futures on regulated U.S. exchange

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission has greenlit the nation’s first bitcoin perpetual futures contract on a regulated exchange, marking a watershed moment for domestic cr...

CFTC’s top enforcer puts prediction market insider traders on notice

“There’s a myth in mainstream media and social media that insider trading doesn’t apply in the prediction markets … That is wrong,” said CFTC enforcement director David Miller.

Trump’s top regulator for prediction markets pledges crackdown on insider trading

By Marshall Cohen, CNN Washington (CNN) — The top federal regulator for the rapidly growing prediction market industry vowed Thursday to crack down on insider trading, and said his...

CFTC Sues Wisconsin Over Prediction Market Ban

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) filed a federal lawsuit against Wisconsin on Tuesday, directly challenging the state’s attempt to shut down prediction market p...

Insider Predicting? CFTC’s First Action — and How We Got Here

On April 23, 2026, the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) announced the filing of its first insider trading enforcement action involving event contracts for the misus...

CFTC deploys AI to police crypto as Innovation Task Force targets prediction markets

CFTC turns to AI tools and a new Innovation Task Force to police booming crypto and prediction markets as staff shrinks and CLARITY Act hangs over federal turf wars. The U.S. Commo...

CFTC Pushes Prediction Markets Into Formal Federal Rulemaking

After two years of enforcement actions, state bans, and competing jurisdictional claims, the CFTC has submitted its event contracts proposal to the White House Office of Management...

CFTC Cracks Open U.S. Market for Bitcoin and Crypto Perpetual Futures

Bitcoin Magazine 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 per...

CFTC Sues New York to Stop It From Treating Prediction Markets as Gambling

The CFTC filed a lawsuit against New York on April 24 in the Southern District of New York, seeking a permanent injunction to stop the state from enforcing its gambling laws agains...

CFTC backs crypto perpetual contracts, issues advisory on 24/7 trading

The CFTC issued notices affecting platforms seeking to offer cryptocurrency perpetual futures contracts, including a no-action position for Coinbase and approval for Kalshi.The US...