U.S. House Panel Examines CFTC Oversight of Prediction Markets
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U.S. congressional testimony highlighted CFTC capacity constraints and an ongoing jurisdictional push over prediction markets, with officials arguing event contracts qualify as swaps. Proposed legislation like the CLARITY Act could expand authority and resources, raising the probability of tighter oversight. Ongoing state lawsuits against Kalshi and Polymarket, potentially reaching the Supreme Court, increase regulatory uncertainty for crypto-adjacent wagering and market-structure participants in the near term.
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The House Agriculture Committee's Subcommittee on Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Development held a hearing to review how the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) regulates prediction markets.
Carl Kennedy, a partner at Katten Muchin Rosenman, told lawmakers the CFTC is understaffed and having difficulty policing and enforcing rules for platforms such as Kalshi and Polymarket. He said the proposed CLARITY Act could expand the agency's authority and provide added resources as prediction markets grow.
CFTC Chair Michael Selig testified that the commission has exclusive jurisdiction over the businesses involved and that event contracts offered on these platforms meet the definition of swaps.
Separately, multiple U.S. states have already sued Kalshi and Polymarket over disputes tied to sports betting, and the litigation could ultimately reach the U.S. Supreme Court.
