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Kalshi Files with SEC and CFTC to List US Single-Stock Perpetual Futures

KalshiEX has asked US regulators for permission to list perpetual futures tied to individual American stocks, placing the prediction-markets firm in the same race as Coinbase to bring a crypto-style derivative into traditional equities. On September 18, 2026, KalshiEX filed a proposed rule change with… Read More

CFTC Staff Issues No-Action Position to Providers of Passive Software

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CFTC Staff Issues No-Action Position to Providers of Passive Software | CFTC /PressRoom/PressReleases/9300-26 Skip to main content September 17, 2026 WASHINGTON — The Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s Market Participants Division today announced it has issued a no-action position for the benefit of providers of passive software. The position is similar

CFTC Initiates Probes into Polymarket Bets on Biden Pardons, Iran and Google Rankings

Federal regulators have quietly authorized multiple inquiries into unusual activity on a major prediction-markets platform, according to internal records released through a public-records request. The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) signed off on at least three previously undisclosed probes into Polymarket event contracts tied to… Read More

Kalshi Opens CFTC-Approved Gold and Silver Perpetual Futures

Kalshi has begun offering perpetual futures tied to gold and silver after the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) cleared the listings, marking the prediction-market operator’s first move of this product type beyond digital assets. Trading in the new contracts opened Thursday on the company’s platform,… Read More

CFTC Approves Final Rule Concerning Whistleblower Awards

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WASHINGTON — The Commodity Futures Trading Commission today approved a final rule that incorporates a 30 percent presumption for whistleblower awards of $5 million or less, subject to Commission discretion and its analysis of relevant regulatory factors.The final rule is modeled on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s rule 21F-6(c), further

Joint Readout of Principals’ Meeting of UK and U.S. Authorities Regarding Central Counterparty Resolution

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Joint Readout of Principals’ Meeting of UK and U.S. Authorities Regarding Central Counterparty Resolution | CFTC /PressRoom/PressReleases/9296-26 Skip to main content September 11, 2026 WASHINGTON — Senior officials from the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, Securities and Exchange Commission, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Federal Reserve Board, and Bank of England convened

CFTC Chairman Selig and Kansas State University Announce Agenda for October 22-23 AgCon Conference in Overland Park

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WASHINGTON — Chairman Michael S. Selig and the Risk Management Center at Kansas State University today released the agenda for the Agricultural Commodity Futures Conference (AgCon) on October 22-23, 2026, in Overland Park, Kansas. Attendees will discuss topics related to market structure, changes in emerging markets, contract convergence, financing, data, access

New Jersey Formally Requests Supreme Court to Determine Who Regulates Sports Betting via Prediction Markets

New Jersey has now formally asked the nation’s highest court to settle a growing dispute over who has the power to oversee sports wagering that takes place on prediction-market platforms. On September 2, 2026, Attorney General Jennifer Davenport filed a petition for a writ of… Read More

CFTC Asks Court to Dismiss CME Group Lawsuit Over Crypto Perpetual Futures

The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has asked a federal judge to throw out CME Group’s challenge to the agency’s approval of cryptocurrency perpetual futures, arguing that the world’s largest derivatives exchange has not shown a legally cognizable injury. In a motion filed September… Read More

Hyperliquid Aims to Enter US Markets via Kraken Parent Payward in Crypto Perpetuals Deal

Hyperliquid Labs is said to now be pursuing a regulated path into the United States by negotiating with Payward, the parent company of crypto exchange Kraken, according to a Bloomberg report published on August 31, 2026. The discussions center on perpetual futures, the derivative contracts… Read More

CFTC Staff Issues No-Action Position on Large Trader Reporting for Direct Participants

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CFTC Staff Issues No-Action Position on Large Trader Reporting for Direct Participants | CFTC /PressRoom/PressReleases/9293-26 Skip to main content September 02, 2026 WASHINGTON — The Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s Division of Market Oversight today announced it has issued a no-action letter to Electron Exchange DCM LLC, a designated contract market,

CFTC Issues Final Rule to Modify Clearing Requirement for Canadian Dollar- and Mexican Peso-Denominated Interest Rate Swaps

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CFTC Issues Final Rule to Modify Clearing Requirement for Canadian Dollar- and Mexican Peso-Denominated Interest Rate Swaps | CFTC /PressRoom/PressReleases/9292-26 Skip to main content September 02, 2026 WASHINGTON — The Commodity Futures Trading Commission today issued a final rule to modify its interest rate swap clearing requirement. The final rule

CFTC Further Extends Compliance Date for Amendments to Form PF

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CFTC Further Extends Compliance Date for Amendments to Form PF | CFTC /PressRoom/PressReleases/9290-26 Skip to main content August 31, 2026 WASHINGTON — The Commodity Futures Trading Commission today published a Joint Final Rule with the Securities and Exchange Commission further extending the compliance date for the amendments to Form PF that were

Ninth Circuit Rules Kalshi Sports Contracts Are Bets, Not Swaps, Letting Nevada Enforce Gaming Laws

A federal appeals panel has given Nevada a significant win in its clash with prediction market operator Kalshi, holding that sports-event contracts listed on the company’s exchange are not “swaps” under federal commodities law and therefore are not shielded from state gaming rules. On August… Read More

Connecticut Files Lawsuit Against Kalshi, Seeking Ban on Unlicensed Sports Event Contracts

Connecticut officials have taken prediction-market operator Kalshi to state court, asking a judge to halt what they describe as unlicensed sports betting offered through the company’s event contracts. Attorney General William Tong, Consumer Protection Commissioner Bryan T. Cafferelli, and Governor Ned Lamont announced the action… Read More

Hyperliquid Policy Center Calls on SEC and CFTC for Clearer Rules on Perpetual Contracts

The Hyperliquid Policy Center has formally urged the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) to establish a coordinated regulatory approach for perpetual contracts. In a comment letter submitted on August 24, 2026, the group responded to a joint… Read More

CFTC Innovation Advisory Committee meeting: CME Group CEO Warns About Prediction Market Listings Open to Manipulation

During the CFTC Innovation Advisory Committee meeting today, there was an interesting exchange between CME Group CEO Terry Duffy and CFTC Chairman Mike Selig. Duffy expressed his support for the crypto industry, something they have participated in since 2017, as well as artificial intelligence, utilized… Read More

This Week: Big Crypto Meetings in Washington, DC as White House Hosts Digital Asset Insiders, CFTC Holds Innovation Advisory Committee Meeting

It is a big week in Washington, D.C., for the crypto and prediction market industries. First, the Securities and Exchange Commission announced new rules, Regulation Crypto Assets, to provide a regulated path to issue and trade certain crypto assets. The move was somewhat surprising, as… Read More

Kalshi Suspends Sports Mention Markets Amid CFTC Review of Manipulation Risks

Kalshi, one of the largest US prediction markets platforms, has reportedly removed its sports-related “mention markets” following the launch of a review by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) into this category of contracts. The agency is examining whether these markets are particularly vulnerable to… Read More

Kalshi Ordered by Washington Court to Suspend Most Prediction Markets Offerings in the US State

A King County Superior Court judge has ordered the prediction market platform Kalshi to halt most of its offerings available to users in Washington state. The ruling stems from a finding that the company likely breached the Washington Gambling Act along with the Consumer Protection Act by conducting… Read More

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