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Robinhood Is Going Deeper Into Prediction Markets. Its Event-Contract Business Is Growing.

Robinhood customers traded 13.6 billion event contracts in the second quarter, helping prediction markets generate a record $156 million in revenue.

International Business Times

One in five Americans call sports betting an investment. For Gen Z, it's twice as many — and they don't come close to breaking even

People used to place bets periodically, but now it has become a daily habit for nearly a quarter of sports bettors.

Fortune

US Market: Coinbase seeks US nod to bring equity perpetuals to investors

Coinbase has submitted registration documents to the SEC for its new equity perpetuals, enhancing its derivative products for U.S. investors. Before launch, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission must grant approval. With no expiration date, equity perpetuals mirror underlying assets, sparking global interest and heightening competition in the U.S. exchange sector.

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SEC Proposes Opening U.S. Futures Trading to European Union Debt

The Securities and Exchange Commission is proposing a regulatory change that could make it easier for U.S. market participants to trade futures contracts tied to debt issued by the European Union.

The Free Financial Advisor

Prediction platform Kalshi targets US oil market with perpetual WTI contract

Kalshi is preparing to seek US regulatory approval for a perpetual West Texas Intermediate crude oil futures contract, Reuters reported. The proposed 24/5 product would expand Kalshi’s derivatives business and could become the first oil-linked perpetual futures contract traded on a regulated US platform.

The Economic Times

White House Teleprompter Operator Gabriel Perez Ordered to Pay $172,539 After Kalshi Bets on Trump Speeches

A former White House teleprompter operator, Gabriel Perez, was fined $172,539 for insider trading on Kalshi using advance knowledge of Trump's speeches, resulting in a three-year trading ban.

International Business Times UK

Kalshi Says It's a Prediction Market. The 9th Circuit Says It's Gambling.

Prediction markets can no longer offer sports event contracts in Nevada after the appellate court's decision, giving other states a roadmap for regulating the platforms.

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White House Teleprompter Bet On What President Would Say In Speeches. Now He Faces The Consequences.

Gabriel Perez has been ordered to pay back the $107,539 he made on the prediction market Kalshi.

International Business Times

Kalshi bans ex-congressman George Santos from prediction platform for life

Santos was accused of profiting from bets tied to his attendance at Trump’s State of the Union address

The Guardian - US

White House Teleprompter Operator Fined $172K for Insider Trading Using Trump Speech Drafts

Gabriel Perez, a White House teleprompter operator, was fined £126,900 for insider trading on Trump's speeches, exploiting non-public information to profit from prediction markets.

International Business Times UK

Ex-White House teleprompter operator fined $172,000 for Trump speech bets

Commodity Futures Trading Commission said Gabriel Perez wagered on Kalshi about words president used in speeches

The Guardian - US

Ex-White House teleprompter operator fined $65,000 for betting on Trump speeches

A former White House teleprompter operator has been ordered to surrender more than USD 107,000 in profits and pay a USD 65,000 fine for using information about Donald Trump’s upcoming speeches to place bets on prediction market Kalshi.

The Times of India

Corn Pushes Gains into the Weekend as Specs Expand Length

Corn futures held onto the Friday gains into the close, with contracts settling 1 to 4 cents higher. September rallied 28 ¼ cents on the week, with December 28 cents. The CmdtyView national average Cash Corn price was back up 2 1/4 cents at $4.84 1/4. Friday’s CFTC data showed...

Barchart

Former CFTC Commissioner: Wall Street has used these financial contracts for decades. Now a goat herder does too

Because of prediction markets, for the first time ever, small businesses have access to risk management tools that Wall Street has used for years.

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Prediction market exec says gambling fight could reach Supreme Court by June

A possible circuit split could determine whether federal commodities law overrides state gambling rules.

International Business Times

More Than 150 Polymarket Wallets May Have Traded On U.S. Military Secrets, Research Finds

The report also found large traders and bots appeared to copy some suspicious bets before military action.

International Business Times UK

BTC Price Climbs to $72,000 After Trump Supports Clarity Act Targeting Crypto Deals by Presidents and Congress Members

Bitcoin soared above $72,000 after Trump backed the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act, aimed at preventing insider trading and boosting investor protection. Learn more about this key crypto development.

Benzinga

JPMorgan Debanked Polymarket Over Regulatory Concerns, But Eyes Role in Potential IPO: Report

JPMorgan Chase (NYSE:JPM) reportedly ended its banking relationship with Polymarket in late 2025 over regulatory concerns, highlighting the challenges prediction-market companies face as the industry rapidly expands in the U.S.

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Cents, Not Odds: How Prediction Markets Price the Future Differently From Bookmakers

Prediction markets spent most of the last decade as a curiosity for economists and political obsessives. They are now a regulated financial category with serious money moving through them.

Barchart

Why the CFTC and States Like Utah Are Fighting Over Event Contracts — ‘You Can't Rebrand Illegal Gambling’

Kalshi, Polymarket, and other prediction market platforms face an existential threat in the form of legal challenges that suggest their event contracts are nothing more than illegal gambling games.

The Guardian - US

US senators urge crackdown on wildfire betting amid warnings of arson risk

Experts say growing trend on sites such as Polymarket and Kalshi could motivate people to start fires to win money

The Independent UK

Senators warn wildfire betting could push people to start fires

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Fortune

Kalshi CEO clashes with disgraced former Congressman George Santos in latest prediction market controversy

Santos was ordered to pay $35,000 after the CFTC found he had manipulated Kalshi contracts tied to his State of the Union attendance.

Barchart

Hogs Falling on Monday

Lean hog futures are posting 87 cent to $1.45 gains at midday. USDA’s national base hog price was not reported on Monday morning due to light volume. The CME Lean Hog Index was down 21 cents on July 30 at $98.23. The weekly CFTC Commitment of Traders report showed managed...

Reason

New York Wants a $36 Billion Cut From Kalshi, Calling It an 'Illegal Gambling Operation'

Casting Kalshi as an out-of-control gambling platform makes it easier for the state to take money from the company and its users.

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