Bitcoin’s commodity status gives the CFTC clear authority over derivatives, not blanket control of every spot trade or platform. And a future-dated source leaves the regulatory claim attributed to Chairman Selig unverified.
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Kalshi’s bid for emergency protection was denied, leaving the prediction-market platform exposed to New York enforcement while its appeal moves forward. The fight now centers on whether federal derivatives law can override state gambling rules for sports-event contracts.
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A Manhattan federal court has set a Dec. 7 trial for Gannon Van Dyke, the active-duty U.S. Army soldier accused of using classified intelligence to profit from Polymarket bets tied to Venezuela and Nicolás Maduro. Trial date: Dec. 7 in Manhattan federal court Defendant: Gannon Van Dyke, 38, active-duty U.S. Army soldier Allegation: Used classified […]
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