The CFTC’s proposals don’t apply to most of the bets currently being offered on U.S. platforms. Experts still say they’re a step forward.

The proposed rules will target controversial bets on issues like war and other events, which may be prone to market manipulation or insider trading.

The CFTC proposes new rules for prediction markets, reversing a 2024 ban on sports contracts and consolidating federal oversight of platforms like Kalshi

The CFTC proposed new rules for burgeoning prediction markets that delineate what bets would be allowed under federal law.

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission opened a proposed rule for public comment that sets an approach to determine contracts in the "public interest."

The CFTC proposed rules to restrict prediction market contracts tied to war, terrorism, and assassination.

Proposed CFTC rules would forbid markets where an outcome could be impacted by war or assassination, even when conflict isn’t mentioned.

CFTC proposes a 90-day contract review framework for prediction markets, replacing its withdrawn 2024 ban.

The CFTC moved Wednesday to formalize rules allowing prediction markets to offer the equivalent of sports betting nationwide.

The Trump administration on Wednesday proposed a set of new federal regulations for prediction markets that appear to largely leave the booming industry intact.

The CFTC proposed its first federal regulations for sports event contracts on prediction markets like Kalshi and Polymarket US, defining permissible bets.

The CFTC, in a notice filed Wednesday, is specifically asking for comments on whether prediction market bets on "game shows, reality show competitions, pageants" should be…

Chairman Mike Selig unveiled the much-anticipated document looking to "clarify" how the CFTC will govern prediction markets.

Trading volume across federally regulated markets surpassed $25 billion in 2025, according to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission.

The CFTC's proposed rules would allow many sports prediction markets while excluding election contracts from gaming restrictions.

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) introduced a 267-page proposal on Wednesday that could reshape what prediction markets such as Kalshi and Polyma

The CFTC’s proposals don’t apply to most of the bets currently being offered on U.S. platforms. Experts still say they’re a step forward.

The CFTC’s proposals don’t apply to most of the bets currently being offered on U.S. platforms. Experts still say they’re a step forward.

Dorothy DeWitt, a former CFTC market oversight official, said the framework "provides clarity as to what types of contracts are unlikely to be readily susceptible to manipulation."

CFTC has proposed its first framework for sports event contracts, formally defining sports markets as "gaming" but keeping a lenient posture.