The Commodity Futures Trading Commission has settled with Gabriel Perez, Donald Trump’s teleprompter operator, over alleged insider trading on Kalshi. Perez avoids prison and faces a trading ban, but the penalty is less than his total profits
Canadian regulators have clarified that prediction markets offering sports event contracts will not be treated as securities or derivatives, signaling a firm stance against their expansion in Canada
Kalshi is under mounting legal and regulatory pressure as multiple states pursue litigation, federal authorities investigate prediction market trading, and new geolocation requirements take effect in key markets
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission has issued emergency directives telling prediction market platform Kalshi to continue operations in states where courts and regulators have ordered it to stop, raising new questions about federal and state authority
CFTC Chair Michael Selig has proposed new federal rules for prediction markets, aiming to clarify regulatory authority and consumer protections as lawsuits and state challenges intensify
A Washington court has ordered Kalshi to halt sports, politics, and event contract trading for state users, with full geofencing required by September 2 or face steep fines. Other states and operators are also facing legal and regulatory pressure
President Trump pressed Congress to advance the Clarity Act during a White House meeting focused on crypto regulation, while prediction market companies were notably left out despite earlier expectations of their participation
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s approach to prediction markets is under fire as state and tribal regulators challenge federal intervention, raising questions about the future of event contracts and regulatory authority
High Roller Technologies reported a sharp revenue drop in Q2 2026 and is now focusing on regulated US prediction markets through a new agreement with Crypto.com | Derivatives North America
JPMorgan Chase stopped providing banking services to Polymarket in October 2025, citing regulatory uncertainty. The move affects the federally licensed event exchange as it explores new funding and a potential IPO
Kalshi has introduced event contracts based on Nvidia GPU rental prices, allowing traders to speculate on AI compute costs and providing new forward curves to estimate future GPU pricing trends
