U.S. regulator warns prediction markets against cutting corners in event contracts
2 min readMake preferred on ShareShare this articleCopy linkX iconX (Twitter)LinkedInFacebookEmailMake preferred on The U.S. The agency warned that it needs more specific information to evaluate contract submissions individually. Before joining CoinDesk in 2022, he worked for more than a decade covering Wall Street regulation at Bloomberg News and Businessweek, writing about the early whisperings among federal agencies trying to decide what to do about crypto.
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PolicyU.S. regulator warns prediction markets against cutting corners in event contractsThe Commodity Futures Trading Commission again issued an advisory that signals firms have been straying into cookie-cutter self-certification.By Jesse Hamilton|Edited by Nikhilesh De Jul 26, 2026, 1:00 p.m. 2 min readMake preferred on ShareShare this articleCopy linkX iconX (Twitter)LinkedInFacebookEmailMake preferred on The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission is taking issue with how prediction markets firms have sought to submit swaths of similar contracts.
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