CFTC Prediction Markets Regulation: Advisory on Certification Practices

The CFTC issued a second formal advisory warning prediction market platforms against submitting overly broad, template-style event contract certifications without detailed terms and compliance analysis. The agency is tightening enforcement on what it views as regulatory shortcutting, whilst simultaneously fighting in courts to establish itself as the sole federal overseer of prediction markets.

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