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Policy

CFTC orders Kalshi to continue offering prediction markets in New York after state lawsuit

New York sued Kalshi last month in a bid to block it from operating sports-related prediction markets.

U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission Chairman Mike Selig (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

Policy

FlightAware sues Kalshi over bets on flight cancellations

The flight-tracking company alleges Kalshi used its data and trademark without permission to settle contracts on canceled flights.

Grounded planes. Kalshi cancellation flight betting (Yeray Sanchez/Unsplash)

Finance

How a five-second trick let traders drain millions from Polymarket

After months of public warnings from onchain analysts, the prediction market is moving to time-weighted prices to make artificial price pushes too costly.

Shayne Coplan, founder and CEO of Polymarket (CoinDesk/Jesse Hamilton)

Videos

SEC's Hester Peirce’s parting advice for crypto

CoinDesk's The Policy Protocol hosts Rebecca Rettig and Renato Mariotti open on the current state of crypto and the industry's evolution before digging into the George Santos CFTC settlement and the ColdCard hardware wallet hack. They are joined by SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce, who is departing the agency for academia after nearly a decade of service. Peirce reflects on the legacy she hopes to leave and shares a piece of parting advice for the industry. Plus, insights into what the SEC can and can't do on crypto rulemaking if the CLARITY Act fails, though she remains “optimistic” that the bill will pass. And, Rebecca and Renato name Senators Thom Tillis (R-NC) and Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) as their bipartisan Person of the Week for the ethics compromise they delivered to the White House. - This episode is brought to you by RealFi, a smarter stablecoin, backed by real-world assets. Find out more at⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ realfi.co⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

SEC's Hester Peirce’s parting advice for crypto

Policy

New York sues Kalshi, alleges it offers a gambling platform 'plain and simple'

The suit wants to bar the company from operating what it says is an unlicensed gambling business and seeks financial redress.

Playing cards and poker chips (Michal Parzuchowski/Unsplash)

Policy

Kalshi rolls out Midterm Hubs ahead of the November elections in the U.S.

The prediction markets platform seeks to position itself as the primary source for election odds ahead of the midterm elections this year.

U.S. elections (Joshua Woroniecki/Unsplash)

Videos

Sen. Hagerty says Warren tried to 'destroy' GENIUS, warns CLARITY faces political headwinds

CoinDesk's The Policy Protocol host Rebecca Rettig is joined by guest co-host Ryan VanGrack, Coinbase's newly appointed Vice Chairman, to unpack the week's biggest crypto policy developments. They begin with the escalating legal standoff between Kalshi, the state of Michigan and the CFTC, before turning to the U.S.-U.K.'s new joint recommendations on stablecoins and tokenized assets. On the one-year anniversary of the GENIUS Act, Rebecca sits down with the bill's architect, Sen. Bill Hagerty (R-Tenn.), who reflects on the legislative battle to pass the landmark stablecoin law and explains why the CLARITY Act now faces an even more challenging political path. The episode closes with Hero of the Week Harry Jung, Patrick Whitt's deputy who is stepping into a leading White House role on crypto policy while Whitt takes military leave, and Zero of the Week Sam Bankman-Fried, after the Senate unanimously passed a resolution opposing any pardon or commutation for the former FTX founder.

Sen. Hagerty says Warren tried to 'destroy' GENIUS, warns CLARITY faces political headwinds

Policy

U.S. CFTC moves to stop Kalshi from canceling trades as ordered by Michigan court

The federal derivatives regulator, which oversees trading at Kalshi, argued it was inappropriate for Michigan to "bully" the firm into reversing trades.

CFTC's Mike Selig participates in a panel discussion during Consensus Miami 2026

News Analysis

Kalshi and prediction market sector embroiled in mixed bag of legal fights across U.S.

Some of the many battles with state gaming regulators aren't going well for the industry at the moment, but it isn't without its would-be government protectors.

U.S. Supreme Court building in Washington, D.C. (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

Finance

Kalshi and Polymarket could become M&A targets as prediction markets consolidate: Bernstein

The broker said operational consolidation is blurring the lines between exchanges, brokerages and sportsbooks, creating conditions for acquisitions across the prediction market ecosystem.

Crystal ball (Credit: Zhenyu LuoUnsplash/Modified by CoinDesk)