Kalshi off-limits in multiple states as prediction markets, CFTC team up for battle
Washington state is cut off for Kalshi customers while the company combats the development in court and its federal regulator keeps pursuing new rules.
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STS Digital CEO sees three major headwinds for crypto markets
Much of the adoption, however, benefits established financial institutions rather than token holders, Seiler said. As traditional finance integrates blockchain tech into existing workflows, less value accrues directly to crypto assets than investors expected several years ago. Founded in 2021, STS Digital is a Bermuda-regulated… Read More
U.S. regulator warns prediction markets against cutting corners in event contracts
The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission, which has claimed a role as the leading regulator of prediction markets firms run by companies such as Kalshi, Coinbase, Polymarket and Crypto.com, issued an advisory on Friday reminding the businesses that they shouldn’t cut corners with far-ranging contract… Read More
Crypto wallet Phantom pushes deeper into perps hiring team behind Hyperliquid’s OpenAI, Anthropic markets
The race is also spreading beyond crypto. Last month, prediction market operator Kalshi launched its own perpetual futures business after regulatory approval, joining exchanges betting that always-on derivatives will become a larger part of financial markets. For Phantom, the hires are part of a broader… Read More
Schwab to join prediction markets race with S&P 500 event-based options: WSJ
Charles Schwab is working with Cboe Global Markets to launch a new type of options contract that would allow customers to make yes-or-no wagers on the performance of the S&P 500, marking the brokerage’s first move into prediction markets, according to a Wall Street Journal… Read More
Kentucky targets prediction markets, puts red state in potential clash with Trump team
“This action runs counter to the CFTC’s established framework for regulating prediction markets,” the spokesperson said in a statement emailed to CoinDesk. So far, the states that have filed such a challenge against the prediction markets have met with counter suits from the CFTC, where… Read More