2026-02-18
CFTC chair continues crusade in favor of prediction markets (after saying he'd defer to the courts before being approved in December). He's now telling the courts that the CFTC has exclusive jurisdiction over prediction markets. He frames state lawsuits as overreach.
Axios
CFTC Chair Mike Selig says the commission will file friend-of-the-court briefs to defend its exclusive jurisdiction over prediction markets amid state lawsuits
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission is launching a legal campaign to defend its regulatory turf on prediction markets …
CFTC chair continues crusade in favor of prediction markets (after saying he'd defer to the courts before being approved in December). He's now telling the courts that the CFTC has exclusive jurisdiction over prediction markets. He frames state lawsuits as overreach.
Wall Street Journal
A Las Vegas federal appeals court rejects Kalshi's emergency bid for an administrative stay on Nevada's push to block the platform, a major setback for Kalshi
A federal appeals court rejected Kalshi's bid, setting the stage for Nevada's civil-enforcement proceedings
2026-02-17
CFTC chair continues crusade in favor of prediction markets (after saying he'd defer to the courts before being approved in December). He's now telling the courts that the CFTC has exclusive jurisdiction over prediction markets. He frames state lawsuits as overreach.
Axios
CFTC Chair Mike Selig says the commission will file friend-of-the-court briefs to defend its exclusive jurisdiction over prediction markets amid state lawsuits
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission is launching a legal campaign to defend its regulatory turf on prediction markets …
2026-02-11
Clarification from Kalshi: ‘Super Bowl Sunday’ does not mean there was over $1B in trading volume on Sunday alone. The platform saw more than $1B traded across Super Bowl-related event contracts “leading up to the game.”
Bloomberg
Kalshi says it registered over $1B in trades related to the Super Bowl; Piper Sandler analysts say Kalshi and Polymarket saw ~$1.2B in total trading on Sunday
NEW: Cardi B was dancing and singing as part of Bad Bunny's Super Bowl halftime show on Sunday. Whether the cameo counts as her “performing” is a topic of much debate on prediction-market platforms Kalshi and Polymarket. Some traders are frustrated. https://frontofficesports.com/ ...
Bloomberg
Kalshi says it registered over $1B in trades related to the Super Bowl; Piper Sandler analysts say Kalshi and Polymarket saw ~$1.2B in total trading on Sunday
2026-02-10
Clarification from Kalshi: ‘Super Bowl Sunday’ does not mean there was over $1B in trading volume on Sunday alone. The platform saw more than $1B traded across Super Bowl-related event contracts “leading up to the game.”
Bloomberg
Kalshi says it registered over $1B in trades related to the Super Bowl; Piper Sandler analysts say Kalshi and Polymarket saw ~$1.2B in total trading on Sunday
Kalshi Inc. said it registered over $1 billion in trades related to the Super Bowl, a record surge that underscored the threat …
NEW: Cardi B was dancing and singing as part of Bad Bunny's Super Bowl halftime show on Sunday. Whether the cameo counts as her “performing” is a topic of much debate on prediction-market platforms Kalshi and Polymarket. Some traders are frustrated. https://frontofficesports.com/ ...
Bloomberg
Kalshi says it registered over $1B in trades related to the Super Bowl; Piper Sandler analysts say Kalshi and Polymarket saw ~$1.2B in total trading on Sunday
Kalshi Inc. said it registered over $1 billion in trades related to the Super Bowl, a record surge that underscored the threat …
2025-11-26
Very big news. The court has erased a prior ruling that said the Nevada gaming regulator couldn't seek to stop Kalshi from offering sports event contracts while this lawsuit played out. What happens next? Stay tuned.
Bloomberg
A US judge rules Kalshi's sports-betting contracts are subject to Nevada Gaming Commission enforcement; Kalshi argues they should be regulated only by the CFTC
and Congress Is Sitting on It X: Daniel Wallach / @wallachlegal : Nevada “suggested reasonable options to Kalshi to avoid the possibility of enforcement pending appeal, including t...