The CFTC told registered prediction-market venues not to use broad template-style self-certifications for event-contract series, putting new scrutiny on settlement methods and data sources.
Marex has begun accepting USDC for initial margin in regulated derivatives clearing, with Coinbase providing custody, conversion and daily reporting.
Goldman Sachs has prohibited staff from trading finance and political event contracts, while Wall Street rivals add controls around Kalshi and Polymarket.
Polymarket filed for U.S. futures commission merchant registration, opening a path to regulated margin trading in prediction markets if regulators approve.
North Carolina's new budget law recognizes CFTC authority over prediction markets and sets a 6% tax on platform fee revenue from state residents starting in 2027.
DraftKings launched DKeX, its proprietary prediction markets exchange, after DraftKings Predictions hit 3.4B annualized consumer volume.
A Wall Street Journal investigation found 1,105 staged Polymarket betting videos drew 140 million views, raising disclosure and trust questions.
The CFTC permanently barred Celsius founder Alex Mashinsky from regulated commodity trading after resolving its fraud case over the failed crypto lender.
CME moved to challenge the CFTC's Kalshi bitcoin perpetual futures approval, turning U.S. crypto perps into a fight over swaps, futures and retail leverage.
Kentucky sued Kalshi, Polymarket and Coinbase-linked entities over alleged unlicensed sports betting, citing nearly 23B in Kalshi contract volume.
Kraken launched CFTC-regulated U.S. perpetual futures on Kraken Pro through Bitnomial, adding BTC, ETH, SOL, XRP and other major assets.
The CFTC proposed a 90-day review framework for prediction-market event contracts as Kalshi and Polymarket volumes surge.
Kalshi says it now offers 13 CFTC-approved crypto perpetual futures, including Dogecoin and Shiba Inu, as U.S. crypto leverage moves beyond bitcoin.
The CFTC approved Kalshi's BTCPERP bitcoin perpetual futures contract, opening a regulated U.S. lane for crypto perps as BTC trades near $60K.
SEC's FY26-FY30 draft strategic plan names digital assets, DLT, custody, trading and staking as priorities, with comments due July 2.
The CLARITY Act advanced from Senate Banking in a 15-9 vote, lifting Polymarket odds to 70% as bitcoin pushed near 82K and the floor fight begins.
Coinbase reaches deal on CLARITY Act that bans crypto platforms from offering passive yields on stablecoins, pushing Polymarket odds near 62% as Senate markup talk shifts to May 11.
The CFTC opened a lane for bitcoin margin collateral as a broader SEC-CFTC reset put crypto market structure back in focus.
White House negotiators set a March 1, 2026 drafting deadline for the CLARITY Act as Senate talks stall on stablecoin rewards and bitcoin rallies.
Trump-backed crypto market structure legislation is still stuck in Senate talks over stablecoin yield, after the House passed the CLARITY Act and negotiators postponed the next markup.
Sen. Mark Warner urged negotiators to keep moving the CLARITY Act as SEC Chair Paul Atkins warned only a statute can lock in durable SEC-CFTC rules.
Senate Agriculture released updated crypto market structure bill text expanding CFTC authority and set a Jan. 27 markup, after bipartisan talks stalled.
Senate Banking GOP delays US crypto market structure bill to late Feb or March, Bloomberg says, as housing takes priority under Trump’s affordability push.
SEC Chair Atkins says Congress nears a crypto market structure bill on SEC vs CFTC roles. Bitcoin slipped as Strategy disclosed a $2.13B buy.
Senate Banking delayed the Jan. 15 CLARITY Act markup on H.R. 3633, keeping U.S. crypto market-structure legislation in limbo—what happens next.
CLARITY Act market-structure bill slips toward 2026 as Senate markup timing drags. Democrats raise Trump-related crypto ethics concerns, per CoinDesk.