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Minnesota Judge Blocks Prediction-Market Ban but Says Some Contracts Aren’t Swaps
28.7.2026
U.S. District Judge Katherine Menendez blocked Minnesota from enforcing the first state felony ban on prediction markets days before its Aug. 1 start. The ruling gives Kalshi and Polymarket US broad temporary protection, even as the judge found that entertainment and other contracts may fall...
Sen. Jon Husted Backs the CLARITY Act as Odds of Passage Slip to 30%: Here’s What He Said
28.7.2026
U.S. Senator Jon Husted (R-OH) publicly backed the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act on July 28, arguing the bill is essential for U.S. leadership in digital assets, even as the legislation’s odds of becoming law in 2026 have slipped to just 30%. Husted Joins the Chorus of Senate Backers...
Sen. Jon Husted Backs the CLARITY Act as Odds of Passage Slip to 30%: Here’s What He Said
28.7.2026
U.S. Senator Jon Husted (R-OH) publicly backed the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act on July 28, arguing the bill is essential for U.S. leadership in digital assets, even as the legislation’s odds of becoming law in 2026 have slipped to just 30%. Husted Joins the Chorus of Senate Backers...
Kalshi Was Warned of Spotify Manipulation Before Settling $3.3M Market
28.7.2026
A prominent Kalshi trader says he asked the exchange to delay a $3.3 million Spotify-market settlement while its enforcement team examined signs of artificial streaming. Kalshi paid the market minutes after its final response, a day before Spotify stripped 523,000 fraudulent streams from...
Charles Schwab Calls CLARITY Act a ‘Fundamental Catalyst’ as White House and Thune Clash Over Timing
24.7.2026
Charles Schwab, which manages $13 trillion in client assets, is calling the CLARITY Act a “really important fundamental catalyst” that “needs to pass” even as Senate Majority Leader John Thune and White House crypto adviser Patrick Witt publicly disagree over whether a vote...
Larry Fink Comes out as Bullish, CFTC Intervenes With Kalshi, and More – Week in Review
18.7.2026
This week’s crypto storylines mixed balance-sheet stress, regulation, venture hindsight, geopolitics, and macro sentiment. Michael Saylor built a $3 billion cash buffer around Strategy’s bitcoin stack, the CFTC backed Kalshi in its Michigan fight, and Tim Draper reflected on missing Coinbase before...
Underdog Files First 7 Sports Contracts for Its Own Prediction Exchange
18.7.2026
Underdog has filed the first seven sports event-contract templates for UDX, the federally regulated exchange it acquired in March. The filings target an initial listing no later than July 17, moving Underdog closer to controlling its own contracts rather than relying exclusively on outside...
New CLARITY Act Draft Could Land Next Week as Senate Faces 60-Vote Test
10.7.2026
Lawmakers may unveil a merged version of the Digital Asset Market Clarity (CLARITY) Act next week, potentially, with Senate floor action eyed for July 20. A Development That Could Change a Lot The new draft would fuse the versions produced by the Senate Banking and Agriculture Committees into...
Polymarket bets on U.S. marketing blitz to win back trust after 4-year ban: Report
8.7.2026
The prediction market's head of U.S. operations says the business is taking steps to legitimize itself after years of legal scrutiny
Judge Who Ruled XRP Not a Security in Ripple Case Hands Kalshi ‘A Major, Major Loss’ in New York
8.7.2026
Judge Analisa Torres, best known for the SEC v. Ripple ruling, has denied Kalshi’s bid for a preliminary injunction against New York gaming regulators, finding the state’s gambling laws are not preempted by federal commodities law. Another Major Ruling From Torres U.S. District Judge Analisa Torres...
CFTC sues Kentucky after state’s prediction market lawsuits
24.6.2026
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission has sued Kentucky, now the ninth state the regulator is battling in its fight over prediction markets
CFTC chair says perp trading not suitable for all assets it regulates
23.6.2026
Michael Selig told US cotton producers that the agency’s regulatory approach to crypto perpetual futures may not be a “natural fit for traditional commodity markets, like agriculture.”
CBOE weighs converting BTC, ETH continuous futures into perpetual futures: Report
23.6.2026
As US regulatory changes accelerate the adoption of crypto perpetual futures and rivals Coinbase and Kalshi expand their offerings, Cboe mulls a product overhaul
Kalshi in early IPO talks with investment banks: Report
19.6.2026
The prediction market platform is reportedly exploring a public listing after surpassing $2 billion in annualized revenue as sports contracts face mounting legal scrutiny
Celsius’ Mashinsky gets permanent trading ban in CFTC settlement
19.6.2026
The US commodities watchdog has settled with Celsius founder Alex Mashinsky, ending the agency’s first-ever case against a crypto lending platform
Celsius Founder Faces Permanent Trading Ban After Fraud Conviction
18.6.2026
Nearly three years after Celsius unraveled, the CFTC has closed its civil enforcement case against founder Alexander Mashinsky with a federal consent order imposing permanent trading and registration bans. The decision marks another chapter in the fallout from a crypto lender that regulators...
CME Group sues CFTC over crypto perpetual futures
18.6.2026
The lawsuit targets the federal regulator and Chair Michael Selig, alleging that the Commodity Futures Trading Commissioin is treating cryptocurrency “futures” as “swaps,” posing risks to derivatives markets
CME’s Terrence Duffy Targets CFTC Perps Approval as Kalshi Volume Tops $3B
18.6.2026
CME Group CEO Terrence Duffy announced plans to sue the Commodity Futures Trading Commission over its decision to allow prediction-market operator Kalshi to offer bitcoin perpetual futures. Perps Should Be Classified as Swaps, Says CME Boss CME Group CEO Terrence Duffy said June 17 he plans to...
CME chief executive says company plans to sue CFTC after perpetual futures approval
18.6.2026
Kalshi's perpetual futures product did not meet the Dodd-Frank Act's definition of a "swap" and should not have been approved, Terrence Duffy said
Gaming groups urge Congress to ban prediction markets sports betting in CLARITY Act
17.6.2026
Gambling industry groups want the US Senate to step in to clarify that the Commodity Futures Trading Commission does not have the authority to oversee prediction markets