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Kalshi, CFTC clash with states over prediction market jurisdiction
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United States
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Fusion42 · 20 July 2026 · Fusion42 review
Kalshi and the CFTC are clashing with state regulators over which authority controls prediction market jurisdiction, creating uncertainty about the legal framework for event-based derivatives trading.
This Wire brief sits within Fusion42's coverage of Fintech.
◆ ◆ The Wire takeaway
If you're building prediction markets or event derivatives, Kalshi's fight with the CFTC and states is clarifying who actually gets to grant you a license—and that answer is still unwritten. The winner of this jurisdictional fight gets to set the rules for the entire market.
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Fintechprediction-marketsregulatory-arbitragecftc-authoritystate-preemptionevent-derivatives