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Prediction Markets Regulation: Why CFTC Excludes Casino Gambling (Bitrue Ltd)

Public Technologies 12 Oct 2026
) Recently, The U.S ... The core question is simple. Are prediction markets classified as derivatives? The CFTC says yes, but it also drew a strict line ... [...] ... Disclaimer.
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Why Crypto Regulation Could Be Back at Square One After the Next Congress

Crypto Economy 12 Oct 2026
Senate ... The Institutional Toll of the Regulatory Vacuum. The 635-page legislative proposal sought to resolve the long-standing jurisdictional dispute between the SEC and the CFTC, outlining which tokens qualify as commodities or securities ... ....
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Regulation by Agency, Not Congress: CFTC’s Crypto Rulemaking Is the Real Market-Structure Play

Crypto Economy 12 Oct 2026
TL;DR The CFTC is seeking to regulate leveraged crypto trading and create a new category of trading platforms without waiting for legislation from the U.S ... The CFTC Seeks to Regulate Leverage and Crypto Exchanges ... The CFTC needs to act.
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CFTC Draws Sharp Line Excluding Casino Gambling From Swaps While Targeting Event Contracts

The Daily Hodl 11 Oct 2026
Says CFTC Chairman Michael S ... These products are commodity derivatives squarely within the CFTC’s regulatory remit under the Commodity Exchange Act and are within the agency’s exclusive jurisdiction.”.
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Clarity's failure could speed crypto innovation while shielding incumbents

CoinDesk 11 Oct 2026
Executives see openings for tokenization, DeFi and dealmaking, while lawyers warn agency action leaves spot-market oversight and lasting certainty unresolved ... .
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CFTC Proposes to Expand Definition of Swaps to Include Prediction Markets Trading

Wall Street Journal 10 Oct 2026
The expanded term would encompass event contracts on sporting, political, cultural and weather-related events, the CFTC said ... .
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CFTC proposes treating event contracts as swaps while excluding casino gambling

BitRSS 10 Oct 2026
The CFTC's proposal could enhance regulatory clarity, ...
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CFTC proposes new swap definition to regulate prediction markets

Crypto Briefing 10 Oct 2026
The CFTC's proposal could redefine prediction markets' regulatory landscape, impacting their growth, jurisdiction, and operational dynamics. ....
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