Kalshi Sues Illinois Over New State Tax Targeting Sports Prediction Markets
TL;DR: Federal lawsuit: Kalshi filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois following the passage of bill SB 3019. Jurisdictional
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CFTC Sues Kentucky in Escalating Fight Over Kalshi and Polymarket
TL;DR: Ninth state lawsuit: Kentucky becomes the ninth state sued by the federal regulator in its campaign to consolidate exclusive jurisdiction over event contracts. Local fiscal
CFTC Bans Celsius Founder Alex Mashinsky From Trading Permanently
Celsius founder Alex Mashinsky has been banned for life by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). The final settlement permanently prohibits his participation and registration in
CME to Sue CFTC Over Approval of Kalshi’s Bitcoin Perpetual Futures
TL;DR CME plans to sue the CFTC after regulators approved Bitcoin perpetual futures for Kalshi, opening a regulated U.S. path for crypto perpetuals. CEO Terry Duffy
Kalshi Plans New Markets After Perps Reach $5.5 Billion
TL;DR: Kalshi surpassed $5.5 billion in traded volume with its perpetual futures in just about two weeks since launch. The CFTC approved the BTCPERP contract on
The Impact of Regulated Perpetuals on DeFi’s Structure After the SpaceX Frenzy
The trading of perpetual contracts on SpaceX during May and June 2026 has acted as an unexpected catalyst for one of the most relevant debates in
CFTC Sues New Mexico in Escalating Fight Over Sports Betting Market Oversight
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) filed a lawsuit against the government of New Mexico, including Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham. The federal regulator seeks to block
Prediction Market Oversight Fight Heats Up as Gensler Opposes CFTC Expansion
TL;DR Gary Gensler filed an amicus brief arguing the CFTC lacks authority over sports-related prediction markets because they are not Dodd-Frank swaps. States, tribal gaming groups,
Coinbase CEO Hails U.S. Approval for Global Perpetual Futures as “Major Regulatory Breakthrough”
TL;DR: The trading volume in the perpetual futures market reached a total of $61.7 trillion during the year 2025. The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) issued
Prediction Markets Face Regulatory Turning Point as CFTC Unveils First Major Framework
The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) introduced this Wednesday its first proposal for a structured regulatory framework to govern prediction markets within the U.S. legal
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