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Cantor Fitzgerald opens institutional Kalshi block trading
The bank is acting as introducing broker for large event-contract trades, as prediction markets draw more Wall Street attention.
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White House leaves prediction-market firms out of crypto meeting
The gathering has been narrowed to crypto and linked to the CFTC’s new advisory committee, despite earlier reports that prediction-market executives would be invited.
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Kalshi files perps on US stocks and copper
The CFTC submissions broaden its push beyond prediction markets, against a backdrop of regulatory uncertainty, market growth and pushback from rivals.
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Delaware County adds prediction-market conflict oath for election workers
After a poll worker asked about making a small turnout bet, officials rewrote the oath to bar any direct or indirect interest in wagers or prediction markets.
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Brazil orders blocks on Polymarket, Kalshi and 25 prediction platforms
The finance ministry said only contracts tied to economic benchmarks such as inflation and exchange rates may remain under financial-market rules, while sports and politics are out.
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Nevada seeks $120,000-a-day penalties from Kalshi over geofencing dispute
The state says the prediction-market operator missed a court deadline to block banned contracts, while Kalshi says it had already hired a Nevada-approved geofencing vendor and kept regulators informed.
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CFTC review of mention markets deepens pressure on Kalshi
Reports say the platform pulled some spoken-word contracts as regulators examine whether wagers on individual words are too easy to manipulate.
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Connecticut judge lets state keep pressing Kalshi over sports contracts
Judge Vernon D. Oliver said Kalshi’s sports-event contracts do not qualify as swaps, clearing the way for state regulators to keep pursuing enforcement.
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Aristotle sues Underdog over IG Group deal terms
The Delaware case comes after Underdog bought Aristotle’s exchange and clearinghouse, and while its $1.3 billion sale to IG Group is still awaiting approval.
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Novig codifies a 21+ trading floor in its rulebook
The prediction-market exchange says its new framework builds age checks, self-exclusion, marketing limits and risk monitoring into the platform’s operating rules.
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CFTC puts prediction markets at centre of first advisory meeting
The Aug. 20 agenda pairs a prediction-markets panel with sessions on crypto and artificial intelligence, while opening comments to the public through Aug. 27.
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White House plans Aug. 19 crypto and prediction-market meeting
The tentative session comes a day before the CFTC opens its new advisory panel, as states widen their legal fight over event contracts and Congress keeps debating digital-asset rules.