The Commodity Futures Trading Commission regulates event contracts as official derivatives, creating a strict review process for prediction platforms. This framework ensures markets provide genuine economic utility. #CFTC #PredictionMarkets #Finance #Regulation #Tech
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How the CFTC Regulates Event Contracts and Prediction Markets

The CFTC treats event contracts as financial derivatives under the Commodity Exchange Act. Learn how federal regulators evaluate these booming prediction markets.

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Polymarket Says Its Markets Reveal The Truth. Its Ad Strategy Was To Have Influencers Fake Wins.

In theory, there’s a way to build a prediction market that actually provides valuable insight on issues through the wisdom of the crowds. But that’s not at all what we have with the cur…

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"#Bitcoin⚡hit a low of $59,023.98 on Wed, its lowest level since Oct 10, 2024. This is the 3rd time this year that bitcoin has traded < $60K. The flagship #crypto is being squeezed from: macroeconomic & industry-specific headwinds.

Capital🚨has been rotating into #AI stocks, hot IPOs & #PredictionMarkets. Meanwhile, inflationary pressures stemming from the Iran war have kept the Fed focused on combating #inflation..."

#Ponzi #Corruption #Gambling #Risk #CFTC #USPol
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/06/24/bitcoin-falls-back-under-60000-hitting-its-lowest-level-since-october-2024.html

The CFTC🚨is suing KY after the st took action agst #Kalshi & #Polymarket last week.

KY🚨joined 19 other sts *involv in active litigation with prediction mkt platforms.

CFTC:🚨now sued 9 states in its quest to defend what it sees as its exclusive right to reg event contracts. KY: 1st st with an R AG to get sued.

Trump's #CFTC is doing his/allies bidding. #PredictionMarkets' CEOs: conmen, like Trump. These cos should be shut down.
Evict the #TrumpRegime‼️
#Corruption #USPol
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/06/23/cftc-sues-kentucky-over-actions-against-prediction-markets.html

The U.S. House Committee on Financial Services scheduled a New York field hearing for the CLARITY Act on July 17, 2026. The bill aims to split crypto jurisdiction between the SEC and CFTC following a 15-9 advancement vote in the Senate Banking Committee. #Crypto #ClarityAct #Finance #SEC #CFTC #Regulation
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U.S. House Schedules CLARITY Act Crypto Hearing in New York Following Senate Vote

The U.S. House Committee on Financial Services has scheduled a New York field hearing for the CLARITY Act on July 17, 2026, exactly one year after the bill's initial 294-134 passage.

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⚖️ La #CFTC y la #SEC piden comentarios públicos sobre la definición de derivados. El conflicto estalla tras la demanda de la #CME contra #Kalshi. ¿Es sólo un debate semántico o la supervivencia del mercado crypto?
⚖️ CME Group ha lanzado una demanda contra la CFTC para frenar el lanzamiento de futuros perpetuos estilo cripto por Kalshi. El gigante de Chicago argumenta que la clasificación regulatoria debilita los salvaguardas post-crisis de Dodd-Frank. #CME #CFTC #Kalshi #CryptoRegulation
⚖️ La #CFTC y la #SEC piden comentarios públicos sobre la definición de derivados. El conflicto estalla tras la demanda de la #CME contra #Kalshi. ¿Es sólo un debate semántico o la supervivencia del mercado crypto?
The CFTC has permanently banned former Celsius CEO Alex Mashinsky from commodities trading and registration. The settlement, approved Thursday, closes the agency's first-ever enforcement case against a cryptocurrency lending platform. #CryptoNews #Celsius #Regulation #CFTC
https://blazetrends.com/cftc-permanently-bans-celsius-founder-alex-mashinsky-from-commodities-trading/?fsp_sid=36661
CFTC permanently bans Celsius founder Alex Mashinsky from commodities trading

The CFTC has permanently banned Celsius founder Alex Mashinsky from commodities trading, concluding its first enforcement action against a crypto lending platform.

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Theodore #Gillibrand, son of Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, raised $30 million to launch American Perpetuals Exchange Corp. (#APEC), a #derivativesexchange for #perpetualfutures. APEC, valued at $300 million, aims to list #perpetuals for #equities and #stockindices, not cryptocurrencies. Perpetual futures, popular in digital asset trading, have gained traction in traditional finance, with the #CFTC approving their listing on U.S. exchanges. https://fortune.com/2026/06/18/theodore-gillibrand-senator-kirstin-gillibrand-apec-american-perpetuals-exchange-corporation-lux-capital/?eickercrypto.com #crypto #blockchain
Exclusive: Son of pro-crypto New York Senator Kirsten Gillibrand raises $30 million to launch a derivatives exchange

Lux Capital led the investment, which values the Stanford graduate’s exchange at $300 million.

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