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U.S. Election Betting: CFTC, Kalshi Both Grilled by Judges in Appeals Court

[Sep 19, 2024 10:06 PM] A panel of judges grilled attorneys for the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission and prediction-betting platform Kalshi over the company's efforts to launch political prediction markets in the U.S., without indicating whether they'd allow…

CFTC eyeing Polymarket, betting platforms amid elections, says chair

[Sep 18, 2024 5:49 AM] If an offshore entity’s “footprint” in the US is big enough, they must register their derivative contracts or risk facing enforcement actions, says CFTC Chair Rostin Behnam.

U.S. CFTC Chair Behnam Says Regulator Will Keep Pursuing Kalshi Case

[Sep 17, 2024 3:39 PM] After the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission's court defeat last week in the agency's pursuit of Kalshi's election contracts, the regulator's chairman, Rostin Behnam, said it will still keep pursuing the case against what it continues to…

‘Explosion’ in election gambling will harm public interest: CFTC

[Sep 16, 2024 3:14 AM] The US commodities regulator says prediction markets can be vulnerable to “spectacular manipulation.”

'An Explosion of Election Gambling' Is Nigh, CFTC Warns Appeals Court

[Sep 15, 2024 2:10 AM] The regulator pleaded with the court to halt Kalshi's political prediction markets for the duration of the CFTC's appeal.

Even Temporarily Blocking Election Contracts Risks 'Irreparable' Harm, Kalshi Argues

[Sep 13, 2024 11:10 PM] Prediction market company Kalshi pushed back against the Commodity Futures Trading Commission's move to block its new election contracts, saying they would harm the company.

U.S. Political Prediction Markets: Why Kalshi's Court Victory Matters

[Sep 13, 2024 1:59 PM] If it turns out that the judge's ruling preempts the CFTC’s proposed rulemaking, election event contracts may now be completely legal.

Kalshi's New Political Prediction Markets Halted as CFTC Appeals Loss

[Sep 13, 2024 4:14 AM] The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission appealed its loss against prediction markets platform Kalshi to the D.C. Appeals Court late Thursday.

Kalshi Lists Long-Sought Election Contracts After Beating CFTC in Court

[Sep 12, 2024 4:12 PM] The agency plans to appeal the case brought by the trading platform, and could still ask the higher court to stop the firm from listing the contracts.

U.S. Election Betting: What's at Stake in Final (?) CFTC-Kalshi Showdown

[Sep 12, 2024 12:00 PM] Here's how to listen to Thursday's hearing in the closely watched federal court case over political prediction markets, and why it matters.

Kalshi's U.S. Election Markets Delayed Until Friday at Earliest

[Sep 9, 2024 6:14 PM] The judge in the prediction market's court case against the CFTC has called a hearing Thursday over the regulator's motion for a two-week delay.

Kamala Harris Will 'Win' First Debate With Trump, Polymarket Traders Are Betting

[Sep 9, 2024 2:19 PM] Also, there are now prediction market contracts about other prediction market contracts.

U.S. Election Betting Delay Would Be 'Devastating' to Kalshi, Firm Says

[Sep 9, 2024 1:12 AM] Kalshi "has staked its future on this litigation and these markets," the prediction market platform said, pushing back against CFTC's emergency motion.

CFTC Loses Round One: Kalshi Cleared to Offer US Election Bets

[Sep 8, 2024 2:30 PM] A federal judge this week sided with the prediction market Kalshi’s motion for summary judgment in its legal battle with the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). This decision opens the door for U.S. citizens to place bets on the…

CFTC submits emergency motion to block Kalshi's election betting contracts

[Sep 8, 2024 2:39 AM] The CFTC asked the court to block Kalshi from offering election betting contracts until it reviews the reasoning for the denial of its order.

CFTC Pleads With Judge to Block Kalshi Election Contracts for 14 Days

[Sep 7, 2024 4:38 AM] The agency says it can't make "an informed decision" about whether to appeal the judge's decision in Kalshi's favor until it knows her rationale.

Kalshi Cleared to Offer Congressional Prediction Markets in Victory Against CFTC

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Kamala Harris Pulls Well Ahead of Trump on Polymarket

[Aug 12, 2024 1:32 PM]

Prediction Markets and Polls Both Got the French Election Wrong

[Jul 8, 2024 8:03 AM] Plus: Polymarket traders remain skeptical about Biden's insistence he's staying in the U.S. presidential race; will ETH fall to $2,630?

Trump Conviction Barely Dents His Odds of Winning Election: Prediction Markets

[Jun 3, 2024 5:29 PM] Plus: Polymarket traders doubt Trump will go to prison; Kalshi bettors are at odds with the CME FedWatch poll on rate cuts.

U.S. CFTC Proposes Ban on Political Event Contracts

[May 10, 2024 10:11 AM] The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) proposed a formal rejection of event contracts that bet on the outcome of political activity in a vote on Friday, beginning an effort to wall off U.S. customers from platforms that allow the…

Elon Musk Will Likely Remain Tesla CEO, and Tweet Non-Stop: Prediction Markets

[May 6, 2024 6:34 AM] Also: Trump faces likely conviction, per Polymarket punters; CFTC hearing to discuss political betting ban.

Polymarket Odds Say Columbia University President Will Keep Job

[Apr 22, 2024 8:23 AM] Continuing pro-Palestine protests won't lead to Minouche Shafik having a fate similar to Claudine Gay, who was recently forced to resign as Harvard's president, the prediction market signals. Plus: Kalshi bettors don't think Taylor Swift will break…

U.S. CFTC's Behnam Says Agency Writing New Policy on Prediction Markets

[Mar 12, 2024 8:26 AM] U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission Chair Rostin Behnam said his agency will propose a rule in the coming months to establish new regulations for prediction markets.

Paradigm Backs Prediction Market in Legal Battle Against CFTC

[Feb 8, 2024 12:30 AM] Paradigm has stepped up to back Kalshi in its legal battle against the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), defending the right to offer prediction markets in the U.S. Congressional elections, and arguing for the critical role such markets…

CFTC Chief: Nothing Changed After FTX Meltdown to Empower Agency to Prevent Repeat

[Nov 15, 2023 10:11 AM] U.S. regulators don't have any more authority now to head off another major crypto collapse than they did when FTX imploded and took much of the industry with it, said Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Chairman Rostin Behnam.

Prediction Market Kalshi Sues U.S. CFTC for Denying Its Contracts for Congressional Elections

[Nov 1, 2023 4:42 PM] Prediction market Kalshi is suing the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) for denying its effort to list derivatives for betting on the outcome of political events – specifically which party will control each chamber of the U.S…

Americans (Seemingly) Aren't Allowed to Put This Economic Theory to the Test

[Sep 22, 2023 1:19 PM]

CFTC Kicks Off Review of Kalshi's Congressional Control Prediction Markets

[Jun 23, 2023 8:59 PM] The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission began a formal review and public comment period to evaluate prediction market Kalshi's proposed contracts to bet on who will control Congress.