WASHINGTON, April 10, 2026 — A federal court in Arizona granted a temporary restraining order requested by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission barring the state from continuing criminal enforcement proceedings against CFTC-regulated designated contract markets, according to a CFTC press release.
WASHINGTON, March 14 — The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission announced March 12 that it is seeking public comment on whether new regulations or amendments may be needed to govern event contracts traded on prediction markets.
Washington, Feb. 17, 2026 — The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission filed an amicus curiae brief in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit explaining that Congress granted the Commission exclusive jurisdiction over commodity derivatives markets under the Commodity Exchange Act, including event contracts commonly referred to as prediction markets, according to a CFTC press release.
The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission has withdrawn its proposed rulemaking on event contracts and rescinded a related staff advisory addressing sports-based event contracts, the agency said.
Crypto.com launched a standalone prediction markets platform called OG, offering U.S. users access to federally regulated event contracts tied to sports and other outcomes, according to a company announcement.
