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Ex-Sen. Blanche Lincoln Now Lobbies Kalshi
Ex-Sen. Blanche Lincoln, who once warned sports contracts lacked commercial value, now pushes for prediction market firm Kalshi.
New York Post · 1m
CFTC Targets Prediction Platforms for Regulatory Clarity
CFTC seeks to include prediction platforms in swaps to resolve legal conflicts with state gambling laws.
Pymnts · 1m
FinCEN Drops Crypto Mixing Rules After Three Years
FinCEN withdraws crypto mixing and unhosted wallet rules from 2023, ending years of compliance burden for privacy tools.
Startup Fortune · 1m
Senator Blanche Lincoln Hired by Kalshi
Former senator who banned prediction markets now lobbies to allow sports gambling on them.
Futurism · 1m
Blockchain.com Seeks US Regulatory Approval
Blockchain.com applies for U.S. licenses to trade event contracts and crypto derivatives.
Pymnts · 1m
NFL Pushes for State Regulation of Prediction Markets
NFL seeks Supreme Court approval to let states oversee prediction markets after CFTC fails to address risks.
Pymnts · 1m
Senator's prediction market flip: from ban to lobby
Blanche Lincoln wrote the law to ban sports betting on prediction markets in 2010. Now she lobbies for Kalshi to allow exactly that.
Ars Technica · 4m
Crypto regulator shrinks as markets expand
CFTC staff cuts and enforcement drops as crypto and prediction markets grow.
NPR · 2m
Kalshi's 10-Year Oil Contract Proposal
Kalshi proposes oil futures contract with 10-year expiry to bypass regulatory hurdles.
Financialpost · 1m
Crypto Lost Its Clarity
Regulators and industry shift crypto rules from legislation to agency action.
Pymnts · 1m
New York sues Polymarket over illegal gambling
New York's Attorney General and Governor announce a lawsuit against the prediction market platform, claiming it operates as an unlicensed gambling business.
Engadget · 1m
Regulators rush to write crypto rules as Clarity Act stalls
After a Senate vote fails, the SEC and CFTC move to regulate digital assets using existing authority while states fight for a role.
CNBC · 2m
Ripple Bounces After Senate Vote
XRP recovers 8% after Senate vote loss.
24/7 Wall St. · 1m
CFTC Updates Crypto Rules Amid Clarity Act Stalls
CFTC clarifies crypto rules as Clarity Act stalls in Senate.
Pymnts · 1m
Kalshi seeks margin trading approval
The prediction market platform asks regulators to let traders borrow money to buy event contracts, a move rivals are also pursuing.
CNBC · 1m
Polymarket Slams New York Lawsuit
New York sues Polymarket over illegal gambling claims.
Pymnts · 1m
Kalshi loses again as judges rule prediction markets must obey gambling laws
A federal appeals court sided with Ohio and Tennessee, ruling that Kalshi's sports betting platform must follow state gambling laws, not just federal oversight.
Ars Technica · 1m
Kraken's Parent Company Plans U.S. Hyperliquid Perpetuals
Payward's U.S. Hyperliquid futures could boost HYPE to $100, but only a $48m stake matters.
24/7 Wall St. · 1m
Kalshi Pushes Margin Trading for Institutional Use
Kalshi seeks CFTC approval for margin trading on event contracts to attract institutional traders.
Pymnts · 1m
Bitcoin surges past $86,000 as crypto winter thaws
Bitcoin rallies to its highest level since January as investors debate whether the cryptocurrency market's downturn has finally ended.
CNBC · 1m
XRP Plummets After CLARITY Act Senate Failure
XRP crashes 9% as Senate kills key crypto bill, legal status unchanged
Yahoo Finance · 1m
CFTC Hosts AI Roundtables for Financial Markets
CFTC launches roundtables to discuss agentic AI's impact on U.S. financial markets
Pymnts · 1m
Crypto keeps launching despite regulatory stall
The industry stopped waiting for Washington and started fitting blockchain into existing regulatory lanes.
Pymnts · 2m
CLARITY Act fails 50-49, leaving crypto's future uncertain
Senate rejects cryptocurrency regulation bill after Democrats who negotiated it vote against their own concessions.
Yahoo Finance · 2m
New York sues Polymarket over illegal gambling
New York is taking on a prediction market platform it says is gambling in disguise, defying the Trump administration's support for the industry.
Ars Technica · 2m · 6 views
New York sues Polymarket over illegal gambling
New York's attorney general is taking aim at prediction market platforms, accusing them of running unlicensed gambling operations that put young people at risk.
Futurism · 1m
CFTC moves on crypto rules after Congress stalls
The regulator files a proposal to govern digital assets after the Clarity Act fails in the Senate.
Pymnts · 1m
Trump's crypto fortune killed his own deregulation bill
The president's $1.4 billion crypto windfall spooked Democrats and sank the Clarity Act, leaving the industry scrambling for regulatory wins instead.
The Conversation · 2m
CFTC opens prediction markets to software developers
Regulators exempt passive software providers from broker registration, clearing the way for crypto and prediction market platforms.
Pymnts · 1m
Crypto chief reverses course after Senate bill fails
Matt Hougan ditched his warning about the CLARITY Act within 24 hours of its defeat, but buried three caveats that reveal his real concerns.
24/7 Wall St. · 2m
Crypto's Washington loss opens a bigger fight
The Clarity Act's failed Senate vote exposed the real battle: whether stablecoins become deposit accounts or stay as payment tools.
Pymnts · 2m
Senate kills crypto bill, bitcoin tumbles
A failed vote on the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act sends bitcoin sliding and leaves the industry's regulatory hopes in limbo.
TradingView · 1m
Senate blocks crypto bill as midterms loom
The Clarity Act failed to advance, leaving the crypto industry in regulatory limbo ahead of November elections.
New York Post · 1m
When insiders bet on their own decisions
Prediction markets promise honest odds, but the people who move events are now placing the bets.
Fortune · 1m