U.S. court backs Kalshi, reinforcing CFTC’s push for federal control over prediction markets
A U.S. federal appeals court has ruled in favor of prediction market platform Kalshi, reinforcing the Commodity Futures Trading Commission's (CFTC) position that event-based contracts qualify as federally regulated derivatives, not gambling. The Third Circuit upheld an injunction blocking New Jersey from applying state gambling laws to Kalshi, affirming that such contracts fall under CFTC jurisdiction as "swaps" under the Commodity Exchange Act. This decision strengthens the CFTC's legal arguments against state-level crackdowns, supports the development of a unified national market, and may accelerate institutional adoption of prediction markets.
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