Map of the United States and Minnesota representing the CFTC lawsuit over the state’s prediction market law

CFTC Sues Minnesota Over State Prediction Market Ban

WASHINGTON, May 19, 2026 — The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission on Tuesday sued the state of Minnesota to block a newly enacted law that would criminalize the operation of prediction markets, marking an escalation in a growing federal-state jurisdictional conflict over event contracts and federally regulated derivatives markets.

CFTC seal displayed alongside event contract reporting no-action letter framework

CFTC Staff Issues No-Action Letter on Data Reporting for Event Contracts

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.

CFTC enforcement action over alleged insider trading on Polymarket event contracts

CFTC Brings First Insider Trading Case Involving Event Contracts on Polymarket

WASHINGTON, April 23, 2026 — The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission said it filed a complaint in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York against North Carolina resident Gannon Ken Van Dyke, alleging he engaged in insider trading on Polymarket using classified nonpublic information regarding a U.S. operation involving former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and Cilia Flores, according to a CFTC statement published Thursday.

CFTC headquarters amid Arizona event market court dispute

Federal Court Temporarily Blocks Arizona Enforcement Against CFTC-Regulated Event Markets

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.

CFTC seeks injunction to block Arizona enforcement against prediction markets

CFTC Seeks Injunction to Halt Arizona Enforcement Against Prediction Markets

WASHINGTON, April 9, 2026 — The Commodity Futures Trading Commission said it has filed a motion in federal court seeking a preliminary injunction and temporary restraining order to halt the state of Arizona’s efforts to apply criminal and gambling laws to CFTC-regulated prediction markets, according to a press release.