CFTC seeks to define event contracts as swaps amid prediction market fight
Cointelegraph· Cointelegraph by Felix Ng· Oct 1, 2026 · 1:07 AM
The classification could assist the CFTC’s claim that it has exclusive federal jurisdiction over event contracts offered on regulated prediction markets.
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