Kalshi Starts NFL Week 1 With New York Seeking $36 Billion and Player-Availability Markets Pulled
Kalshi is marketing NFL Week 1 event contracts to consumers as New York Attorney General Letitia James pursues a $36…
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CFTC Emergency Order Keeps Kalshi Operating After New York Lawsuit
New York Attorney General Letitia James has asked a federal court to disregard the CFTC's August 11 emergency directive ordering…
Kalshi Uses Alpaca Partnership to Put Event Contracts Inside Brokerage APIs
Kalshi announced August 31 a partnership with brokerage infrastructure firm Alpaca to distribute CFTC-regulated event contracts through Alpaca's network of…
CFTC Orders Kalshi to Keep Operating as New York Seeks Sports-Contract Crackdown
The CFTC ordered Kalshi to keep offering event contracts in New York on August 11, using rarely invoked emergency authority…
Kalshi Permanently Bans George Santos After CFTC State of the Union Trading Case
Kalshi permanently banned ex-Rep. George Santos and fined him $71,356 after concluding he insider-traded a market on his own State…
Kalshi Gives George Santos Its First Lifetime Ban After CFTC Sanction Over State of the Union Trades
Kalshi permanently banned former Rep. George Santos and fined him $71,356 for manipulating a market on his own State of…
Alpaca’s FCM Registration Sets Up Kalshi Event Contracts for Brokerage Distribution
Alpaca has obtained CFTC Futures Commission Merchant status and will distribute Kalshi's event contracts through its existing brokerage infrastructure, covering…
CSA and CIRO Staff Say Sports and Entertainment Event Contracts Sit Outside Canadian Securities Law
Canada's CSA and CIRO issued joint guidance on August 27, 2026, excluding sports and entertainment event contracts from securities regulation…
Kalshi Presses Netflix Over Prediction Games Trailer as Connecticut Opens New Sports-Contract Case
Kalshi demanded Netflix pull the trailer for its "Instadocs: The Prediction Games" documentary on July 25, 2026, alleging a $5,000…
Polymarket US Certifies NFL Player-Participation Contracts Before Final CFTC Rule 40.11 Action
Polymarket listed markets tied to NFL player availability for Week 1 of the 2026 season via CFTC self-certification, even as…