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NFL urges Supreme Court to keep sports prediction markets under state gambling oversight
The legal fight over sports prediction markets is intensifying as major leagues weigh in on whether the contracts should be treated as gambling or as federally regulated financial products. The ...
U.S. CFTC seeks event contract swap definitions amid state gambling disputes
As legal pressure builds around prediction markets, the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission is moving to formalize event contracts as swaps through two related rulemakings now under White ...
Kalshi to end liquidity incentive program as trading scrutiny grows
Kalshi is moving to shut down a trader rewards scheme after using it for more than three years to support liquidity on its platform. The change comes as the prediction markets company faces ...
European shares edge lower as Middle East risks, U.S.-China talks weigh on sentiment
European equities trade slightly lower on Thursday as investors balance persistent Middle East tensions with expectations ahead of high-stakes U.S.-China talks. Energy market volatility and ...
U.S. gaming-state lawmakers back New Jersey petition in Kalshi Supreme Court case
State-level tensions over who regulates prediction markets are intensifying as U.S. lawmakers from gaming-heavy jurisdictions push the Supreme Court to review the dispute involving Kalshi. The ...
Connecticut lawsuit deepens Kalshi legal risk in U.S. prediction markets
A widening clash between state gambling regulators and federally supervised prediction markets is intensifying as Connecticut escalates its dispute with Kalshi. The growing split in state and ...
New York City Council opens probe into prediction market marketing practices
Regulatory scrutiny of prediction markets is widening in New York as city lawmakers examine how major platforms promote their products to younger users. The inquiry targets four companies and adds ...
CFTC orders Kalshi to keep operating amid New York legal challenge
Federal regulators are stepping more aggressively into the fast-growing prediction markets sector as state officials challenge whether these platforms fall under gambling laws. The CFTC says ...
Joby Aviation to buy Resonant Sciences for $500 million to expand defense business
Joby Aviation is moving deeper into the defense market with a planned $500 million acquisition of Resonant Sciences. The deal is set to add manufacturing, integration and testing capacity in Ohio ...
Aston Martin defends £550mn debt financing as losses exceed expectations
Facing persistent balance sheet pressure, Aston Martin is defending a £550mn debt financing package after reporting a larger than expected quarterly loss. The funding is intended to strengthen ...
Wall Street exchanges face perp concerns as investor fears hit valuations
U.S. securities exchanges are facing investor concern that the rise of perpetual futures could weaken their hold on trading in equity indices, oil and other core markets. The anxiety follows U.S. ...
Kalshi traders price low odds of U.S. taking OpenAI stake in 2026
Speculation over possible U.S. government equity stakes in artificial intelligence companies is continuing after reports that OpenAI proposed offering Washington a shareholding. Prediction market ...
Kalshi traders price weaker U.S. jobs growth than Wall Street expects
Investors are positioning for a softer U.S. labor market reading ahead of Thursday’s nonfarm payrolls release, with prediction market pricing falling below mainstream Wall Street forecasts. The ...
U.S. crypto perpetual futures approval raises risk debate for exchanges
A regulatory shift in the U.S. derivatives market is accelerating the expansion of cryptocurrency perpetual futures beyond offshore venues. The change is quickly reshaping competitive dynamics for ...
U.S. prediction markets gain support for federal rules amid state licensing fight
As legal pressure builds around event contracts tied to sports, new polling shows voters in both major U.S. parties favor a single national approach to oversight for prediction markets. The ...
CME Group challenges CFTC approval of crypto perpetual futures
A legal dispute over cryptocurrency derivatives is intensifying after CME Group sues the Commodity Futures Trading Commission and its chair, Michael Selig, over the approval of perpetual futures. ...
CME Group challenges CFTC approval of Kalshi perpetual futures in U.S. court
A dispute over how U.S. regulators classify perpetual contracts is moving into court as CME Group seeks to block a newly approved product from Kalshi. The case centers on whether the contracts ...
CME Group sues CFTC over U.S. perpetual futures approval
A dispute over how perpetual futures should be regulated in the U.S. is moving into federal court as CME Group challenges the Commodity Futures Trading Commission's recent approvals. The case ...
Kalshi adds surveillance partnership with StarCompliance as prediction market scrutiny rises
Growing regulatory and insider trading concerns around prediction markets are pushing financial firms to strengthen oversight of employee activity. Kalshi is partnering with StarCompliance on a ...
California ballot tax odds slide as Newsom moves to block billionaire measure
Prediction market pricing for a proposed California billionaire tax is falling sharply as the measure faces political resistance ahead of a key ballot deadline. Kalshi odds have dropped from 88% ...
CFTC defends approval of U.S. bitcoin perpetual futures
U.S. regulators are pushing to bring a fast-growing crypto derivatives product onshore as debate intensifies over risk, market access and investor protections. Michael Selig says perpetual futures ...
