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SEC, CFTC, MiCA, crypto regulation and government policy impacting digital assets and markets.
SEC Chair Atkins publicly defending CFTC's Selig creates a jurisdictional freeze that keeps Kalshi/Polymarket's $1B+ open interest under CFTC's lighter derivatives framework—not SEC's costlier compliance structure.
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Kalshi filed suit against Minnesota to block enforcement of the state's prediction market restrictions, marking the first state-level ban on the emerging industry. The legal challenge questions whether state regulators can restrict betting platforms that have gained regulatory clarity at the federal level.
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The Commodity Futures Trading Commission has filed suit against Rhode Island, marking its seventh legal action against a state over regulatory authority of event contract platforms. The dispute centers on jurisdictional control between federal and state regulators.
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The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission has filed a joint motion to vacate its January 2025 settlement with Gemini, claiming the enforcement action was based on flawed whistleblower allegations about inflated trading activity.
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US prosecutors charged a Google engineer with wire fraud and money laundering after allegedly using internal search data to make profitable trades on prediction market Polymarket. The CFTC simultaneously filed insider trading complaints in what marks a significant enforcement action against algorithmic trading misconduct.
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The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission has secured a memorandum of understanding with the National Hockey League to share information on prediction market betting. The agreement mirrors a similar arrangement with Major League Baseball, marking the regulator's expanding coordination with major sports leagues.
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SEC Chair Paul Atkins has instructed agency staff to solicit public input on prediction market ETFs, signaling renewed regulatory scrutiny of the emerging asset class following repeated approval delays.
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Sixteen states are pursuing legal action against prediction market platforms while another considers an outright ban, escalating tensions between state and federal regulators over how these betting platforms should be governed.
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Galaxy Digital founder Mike Novogratz appeared in court Tuesday over the failed 2021 merger with BitGo. The $1.2 billion deal collapse has led to a $100 million fee dispute and claims of SEC interference.
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Polymarket filed with the CFTC on May 20, 2026 to list "combinatorial outcome contracts" or parlays in sports prediction markets. Simultaneously, the SEC is seeking public input on potential prediction market ETFs, signaling regulatory movement in the sector.
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Zerohash Europe becomes the first firm licensed under MiCA to hold full Electronic Money Institution status, enabling stablecoin issuance and brokerage services across the European Union.
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The CFTC published a no-action letter removing regulatory uncertainty around event contracts classified as swaps. The relief exempts prediction market operators from swap data reporting duties, clearing a major compliance hurdle.
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The CFTC has intervened in a legal battle over state versus federal authority to regulate prediction markets in Ohio. The agency's position could shape how states regulate financial derivatives going forward.
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CFTC Chairman Michael Selig confirmed the agency is in active talks with every major U.S. professional sports league to police insider trading in prediction markets. The regulator has already sued approximately five or six states challenging federal authority over event contracts.
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The SEC has published its final rules requiring cryptocurrency exchanges to register as broker-dealers, imposing capital requirements, custody standards, and AML obligations equivalent to those facing traditional securities firms.
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