WASHINGTON, May 21, 2026 — The Commodity Futures Trading Commission and the National Hockey League said Thursday they had signed a memorandum of understanding establishing a framework for information sharing and cooperation related to professional hockey and associated event contract markets.
WASHINGTON, May 13, 2026 — The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s Division of Market Oversight and Division of Clearing and Risk issued a no-action letter setting out a uniform approach to swap data reporting and recordkeeping obligations for certain fully collateralized event contracts.
WASHINGTON, May 4, 2026 — The Commodity Futures Trading Commission said Monday, in a statement, that staff from its Division of Market Oversight and Division of Clearing and Risk have issued a supplemental no-action letter addressing swap data reporting and recordkeeping requirements for certain event contract transactions.
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 12, 2026 — 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, February 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The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission has withdrawn its proposed rulemaking on event contracts and rescinded a related staff advisory addressing sports-based event contracts, the agency said.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.
