Why “CFTC” is being discussed
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Well put. Comparing the CFTC and the SEC, we see equities enjoying some consumer protection. How would you answer your own question? Do under-defined bets on prediction markets…
by enoint · Nov 7, 2026
Right, kalshi (and the cftc) wants the cftc to be its regulator bc of the current corrupt administration. The states are saying no we have the power to regulate gaming and predi…
by dogmayor · Nov 7, 2026
I don’t think anyone is seriously contesting the Congress’s power to regulate prediction markets. The question is whether it has. The CFTC relied on rules about exempted commodi…
by JumpCrisscross · Nov 6, 2026
> End of the day this is a commerce clause question It really isn’t. Nobody is challenging the federal government’s authority in the matter. Just whether the CFTC is reading sta…
by JumpCrisscross · Nov 6, 2026
You’d be similarly hard pressed to read the CFTC magicking gambling authority as anything but a major question.
by JumpCrisscross · Nov 6, 2026
> In the US they are a registered CFTC exchange for trading event contracts. That gives them some degree of protection from state actors So is Kalshi. The entire question is how…
by JumpCrisscross · Nov 6, 2026
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The United States Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) is an independent agency of the United States federal government. Created in 1974, the commission regulates the United States derivatives markets, which includes futures, swaps, and certain kinds of options. Read more on Wikipedia