CFTC Chair Russ Behnam on U.S. election betting: We don't want to commoditize elections
Commodities Future Trading Commission (CFTC) chairman Rostin Behnam joins 'Squawk Box' to discuss the agency's scrutiny of polymarket and other offshore crypto betting platforms, betting on U.S. elections,
U.S. Election Betting: CFTC, Kalshi Both Grilled by Judges in Appeals Court
The agency appealed a lower court's decision to let the firm offer prediction markets on which party will control each house of Congress. Crypto firms are watching the case.
US Election Betting Again on Hold as CFTC Seeks to Block Kalshi
Americans seeking to bet on the outcome of the 2024 elections on a federally regulated derivatives exchange have again hit a roadblock.
Kalshi Lists Long-Sought Election Contracts After Beating CFTC in Court
Kalshi has listed its long-anticipated election prediction markets after winning a nearly year-long court battle with the Commodity Futures
Kalshi Lists Election Contracts After Defeating CFTC in Court
The agency plans to appeal the case brought by the trading platform, and could still ask the higher court to stop the firm from listing the contracts.
Elections Bets Go Live on Kalshi After CFTC’s Court Loss
Kalshi Inc. started taking wagers on the 2024 congressional elections less than an hour after a federal judge allowed the exchange to let Americans bet as much as $100 million on the outcome.
CIBC fined $1.25 mln by CFTC for swap reporting delays
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce will have to pay a penalty of $1.25 million to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission ...
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CFTC charges Binary Options firms despite FCM definition concerns
K. Mersinger issued a dissenting statement, objecting to how the charges were pursued. She argued that there was insufficient ...
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CFTC Finalizes Rule 4.7 Amendments, Defers Key Disclosure Requirements
The CFTC has finalized portions of its proposed October 2023 amendments to CFTC Rule 4.7. The CFTC moved forward on: Raising ...
Bloomberg Talks: CFTC Chair Rostin Behnam
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Mango Markets mull $500K CFTC settlement amid ‘ongoing’ investigation
Solana-based decentralized exchange Market Markets is mulling paying the CFTC a $500,000 fine to bring an end to an ongoing ...
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New CFTC Rule 4.7 Changes Have Private Funds Industry Breathing a Sigh of Relief
The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission on September 12 issued final changes to Rule 4.7 that were limited to an increase in the ...
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CFTC approves guidance for voluntary carbon credit derivative contracts
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission today approved final guidance regarding the listing for trading of voluntary carbon credit derivative contracts.” The guidance applies to designated contract ...
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IATP statement on the CFTC approval of guidance to industry on voluntary carbon market credits
MINNEAPOLIS— On Sept. 19, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) voted to approve final guidance to commodity exchanges planning to offer new derivatives contracts whose underlying assets are ...
CIBC fined $1.25 million by CFTC for swap reporting delays
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce will have to pay a penalty of $1.25 million to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission ...