CFTC highlights its power to police prediction market misconduct
26th February, 2026
Narayani Srinivasan
The US markets regulator has stressed that it has full authority to police illegal trading practices occurring on any designated contract market (DCM) related to prediction markets, following a statement from Kalshi that it had flagged two insider trading cases to the agency.
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