Kalshi has taken a decisive step into traditional commodities by filing with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission for approval to list perpetual futures contracts tied to the spot prices of gold, silver, and platinum.
Netflix drops Instadocs: The Prediction Games on July 26, interviewing Polymarket and Kalshi CEOs plus the CFTC head while probing World Cup volumes exceeding $5.6 billion and trader-driven risks.
Kalshi faces accusations of exploiting a child-protection bill to expand gaming contracts. Gaming lawyer Daniel Wallach warns of CFTC backdoors for sports-event deals amid founder donations and heavy lobbying efforts.
Players’ Lounge users can now trade CFTC-regulated sports event contracts on NFL results and NBA props after partnering with ProphetX, expanding options for competitive gamers seeking real-world outcomes this week.
Prediction market companies have boosted federal lobbying spending to a record $1.84 million in the first quarter of 2026, up more than 60 percent amid mounting regulatory scrutiny from Congress.
Tradeify has drawn 30,000 traders into prediction market tournaments as part of its push to integrate competitive forecasting with prop trading advancement, delivering measurable skill gains and new funding routes.
New details from an in-depth investigation show the personal rivalry between Shayne Coplan and Tarek Mansour escalating after a federal raid, with accusations of sabotage coloring their prediction market battle.
Underdog has launched its own CFTC-regulated prediction market exchange, becoming the first sports gaming firm to secure a complete license stack after building nearly $6.5 billion in notional trading volume.
Traders on Polymarket reacted swiftly after SpaceX Starship Flight Test 13 aborted on July 16 due to an engine anomaly, slashing odds for a launch by July 17 to 1%.
Prediction markets continue expanding event contracts into complex financial territories, prompting the Securities and Exchange Commission to evaluate greater oversight while raising fresh questions about regulatory overlap with the CFTC.
