Kalshi Klear Asks CFTC to Approve Margin for Eligible Institutional Event Contracts
Kalshi's clearinghouse, Kalshi Klear, filed a Rule 40.5(a) request with the CFTC on September 22 to let self-clearing institutional members…
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New York Targets Polymarket in State Court as Sixth Circuit Rejects Kalshi’s Sports-Contract Defense
New York Attorney General Letitia James sued Polymarket in Manhattan federal court on September 24, alleging unlicensed gambling, a day…
ESMA Warns Polymarket and Kalshi Face EU Authorization and Market-Abuse Risks
The EU's securities regulator used its second 2026 risk report to warn that pseudonymous, on-chain prediction markets frustrate manipulation detection,…
Kalshi State Fight Turns on Nevada, New Jersey Appeals Split and CFTC New York Order
A Ninth Circuit ruling on Aug. 28 directly conflicts with a Third Circuit decision from April, leaving Kalshi legally accessible…
Judge Stays CFTC Case Against Army Sergeant Charged Over Polymarket Maduro Bets
A federal judge paused the CFTC's civil case against Army Master Sergeant Gannon Ken Van Dyke pending criminal proceedings, as…
New York Suit and Nevada Geofence Deal Put Kalshi’s Sports Markets Back Under State Pressure
A federal judge in Connecticut ruled August 18 that the CFTC's emergency order directing Kalshi to keep operating cannot override…
New York’s $36 Billion Kalshi Case Tests State Gambling Law Against CFTC Oversight
The CFTC on August 11 used Section 8a(9) emergency authority, invoked only seven times in agency history and not since…
State Lawsuits Put Sports Prediction Markets on Collision Course With CFTC Rulemaking
The CFTC told federally regulated prediction markets on August 7 to stop displaying sports contracts as plus-minus moneyline odds, calling…
CFTC Prediction-Market Proposal Collides With State Gambling Fight After Minnesota Injunction
The CFTC told regulated prediction-market platforms on August 7 to stop displaying contracts with American-style moneyline odds, requiring compliance by…