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Senators Set June 15 Deadline for CFTC Oil Probe Briefing
The letter enumerates three episodes — a $580 million trade burst 15 minutes before a March 23 post, a $950…
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Kalshi Faces $60M Clawback as States Target Prediction Markets
Utah officials are seeking to force Kalshi and two Susquehanna trading companies to surrender between $30 million and $60 million…
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Prediction Markets Face Scrutiny Over Election Betting
Federal regulators are intensifying oversight of prediction markets that allow users to wager on U.S. elections and sporting events, according…
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Kalshi Scales to $4B Revenue Run Rate With Flat Hierarchy as Supreme Court Looms
Prediction market startup Kalshi has cracked the code that trips up most fast-growing companies: how to add headcount without drowning…
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Business
Michael Saylor Predicts Bitcoin Will Top $100K This Year
Michael Saylor is forecasting that bitcoin will breach the $100,000 threshold within the next 12 months, arguing that the collapse…
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First Conference Hedged on Prediction Market as Flight Risk Rises
Organizers of a technology conference became the first event producers to transfer risk through a regulated prediction market, purchasing contracts…
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CFTC Claims Event Contracts as Swaps, Exempts Casinos
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission moved Friday to formally classify prediction-market event contracts as swaps under federal law while simultaneously…
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CFTC Moves to Claim Event Contracts as Swaps in Gambling Turf War
Federal derivatives regulators moved Friday to cement sole supervisory control over fast-growing prediction markets, establishing a sharp boundary between financial…
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Alex Mashinsky Banned From Crypto in $35M NY Settlement
Alex Mashinsky can never work in the cryptocurrency, securities, or commodities industries again. A settlement finalized Friday with New York…
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Blockchain.com Seeks CFTC Licenses for U.S. Event Contracts
A wave of cryptocurrency platforms is racing to secure federal derivatives licenses before state gambling regulators can shut down the…
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