ME News reports that on June 24 (UTC+8), the U.S. CFTC filed a lawsuit against Kentucky on Tuesday, seeking to prevent the state from regulating prediction market platforms as illegal sports betting and gambling operations, further asserting federal jurisdiction over prediction markets. Previously, Kentucky had sued platforms such as Kalshi and Polymarket last week, accusing them of operating unlicensed illegal sports betting and gambling businesses within the state. In its complaint filed with the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky, the CFTC stated that Kentucky’s attempt to shut down federally regulated designated contract markets interferes with the federal regulatory framework established by Congress for nationwide swap markets. The agency asserts exclusive jurisdiction over event contracts and prediction market products. Kentucky has become the ninth state sued by the CFTC in the ongoing dispute over prediction market regulation, signaling that tensions between federal derivatives oversight and state-level gambling regulation continue to escalate. (Source: ODAILY)
CFTC Sues Kentucky Over Prediction Market Regulation
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On June 24 (UTC+8), the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) filed a lawsuit against Kentucky, challenging the state’s effort to classify prediction market platforms under CFT regulations. The CFTC argues that Kentucky’s approach undermines federal oversight of derivatives. This is the ninth such case, as states increasingly resist federal control. Meanwhile, the EU’s MiCA regulation continues to shape global crypto policy.
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