#cftcsubmitstwoeventcontractrulestowhitehouse ๐จ CFTC SENDS TWO PREDICTION-MARKET RULES TO WHITE HOUSE REVIEW
Washington is taking another major step toward defining how U.S. prediction markets should be regulated.
The CFTC submitted two event-contract regulatory actions to White House OIRA review on September 28 โ and the approaches point in different directions.
๐ Whatโs being considered?
๐น One proposal would clarify the definition of โswapโ to include event contracts.
๐น Another interim-final approach would exclude certain casino-style gambling products from the swap framework.
Why does this matter?
Prediction markets such as Kalshi and Polymarket are at the center of a broader legal battle over whether certain event contracts fall primarily under federal derivatives regulation or state gambling laws.
A September 25 appeals-court ruling involving Kalshi held that the contracts at issue were not swaps and allowed Ohio and Tennessee gambling laws to apply โ adding another layer of uncertainty.
Meanwhile, prediction platforms are expanding into stock and corporate-event contracts, creating additional questions around the respective roles of the CFTC and SEC. Reuters reported that more than $220 million had been traded on Polymarket's equity-linked prediction markets.
โ ๏ธ Important: OIRA review does not mean either approach is final. The regulatory process is still developing.
๐ The key catalyst: Which framework ultimately moves forward โ and how courts and regulators define the boundary between derivatives and gambling.
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#CFTC #PredictionMarkets #Kalshi #Polymarket #CryptoNews #Regulation #Markets
Washington is taking another major step toward defining how U.S. prediction markets should be regulated.
The CFTC submitted two event-contract regulatory actions to White House OIRA review on September 28 โ and the approaches point in different directions.
๐ Whatโs being considered?
๐น One proposal would clarify the definition of โswapโ to include event contracts.
๐น Another interim-final approach would exclude certain casino-style gambling products from the swap framework.
Why does this matter?
Prediction markets such as Kalshi and Polymarket are at the center of a broader legal battle over whether certain event contracts fall primarily under federal derivatives regulation or state gambling laws.
A September 25 appeals-court ruling involving Kalshi held that the contracts at issue were not swaps and allowed Ohio and Tennessee gambling laws to apply โ adding another layer of uncertainty.
Meanwhile, prediction platforms are expanding into stock and corporate-event contracts, creating additional questions around the respective roles of the CFTC and SEC. Reuters reported that more than $220 million had been traded on Polymarket's equity-linked prediction markets.
โ ๏ธ Important: OIRA review does not mean either approach is final. The regulatory process is still developing.
๐ The key catalyst: Which framework ultimately moves forward โ and how courts and regulators define the boundary between derivatives and gambling.
$GOOGL $NVDA $SPX
#CFTC #PredictionMarkets #Kalshi #Polymarket #CryptoNews #Regulation #Markets
