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Novig Loses Bid to Block New York Gambling Enforcement
The judge found at the preliminary-injunction stage that Novig's sports contracts are not swaps and sharply criticized the CFTC's efforts to shield prediction markets.

Coinbase, Five Firms Back CFTC in Stock Perps Lawsuit
The proposed amicus brief supports joint SEC-CFTC oversight as a November 10 reply deadline approaches in the bid to halt single-stock perpetuals.

SEC vs. CFTC: Who Regulates Crypto in the US?
The activity matters: securities offerings and trading, commodity derivatives and spot-market fraud fall under different powers. A proposal is not the same as an exemption or a law.

Merkley-Raskin Bill Would Ban Election and Sports Contracts on US Exchanges
The March 26 proposal also targets US government-action contracts, with a commercial-hedging exception defined by the CFTC. It remains in committee.

CFTC Chair Says Equity Perps Can Begin US Trading
Kraken responded with ‘coming soon 👀’ as Selig outlined access through futures exchanges also registered with the SEC.

Cboe-Backed Group Sues CFTC Over Single-Stock Perps Approvals
The complaint targets Coinbase, Kalshi and Bitnomial and seeks emergency relief to prevent their contracts from being listed as security futures.

CFTC Chair Calls Utah's Kalshi Prosecution 'Blatant Overreach'
A federal lawsuit seeks to block Utah enforcement, but the state has already won an initial ruling against the prediction market exchange.

Utah Brings Criminal Charges Against Kalshi and Its Co-Founders
The charging information lists 13 felony counts and one misdemeanor as the CFTC seeks to block Utah’s enforcement of gambling laws against federally regulated markets.

CFTC Sues Utah to Block Prediction-Market Enforcement
The federal complaint targets Utah's case against Kalshi and Susquehanna, seeking to bar investigations as well as enforcement against federally regulated markets.

Polymarket Investigated 'Dozens' of Midterm Bets, NPR Reports
At least two investigations were referred to the CFTC, NPR reported, as the platform's House-control market approached $24 million in cumulative trading volume.





