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launch crypto perpetuals for US traders: The nonexpiring contracts offer up to 5x leverage, with trading available through retail app and exchange.  Full Story ➡️

Our favourite review of the week. Thank you, Archie White. Glad New York fed you well. Pre-registration for 2027 is open:

Polymarket US reaches deal to halt Michigan sports contracts: Under a court-approved agreement, Michigan will hold off on enforcement against the prediction market operator as its federal appeal continues.  Full Story ➡️

CFTC probe examines Polymarket's US controls, advertising: The CFTC has reopened its investigation into Polymarket over US user restrictions and advertising, as Brazil pursues a separate inquiry into paid election posts.  Full Story ➡️

It was pretty special for us too. Thank you to Predictive Labs for backing year one. Pre-registration for 2027 is open:

Matthew Wein flags foreign influence, insider trading risks: Former DHS advisor Matthew Wein calls for CFTC-FBI coordination, a market-integrity bug bounty and heightened security built into prediction market platforms.   Full Story ➡️

Robinhood prediction market revenue hits $173m as Rothera surges: During its Q3 earnings call, Robinhood disclosed stakes in and that could reach 10%, along with plans to shift more trading to its preferred exchanges.  Full Story ➡️

Brazil's top court orders probe of pro-Flávio Polymarket posts: Brazilian Federal Supreme Court ordered police on Tuesday to find out who paid foreign X accounts to share Flávio Bolsonaro’s Polymarket odds.  Full Story ➡️

RT @DecryptMedia: Elections got prediction markets started. Robinhood says economics and financials are next. The key takeaways from two days of @nextpredictio.

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CFTC, sue Utah in separate prediction market cases: The federal regulator and Crypto.com-backed exchange filed separate lawsuits seeking to block Utah from enforcing its gambling laws against federally regulated prediction markets.  Full Story ➡️

Kansas Senate flip? Culture says Democrat, against Kalshi odds: Prediction markets give Republican Roger Marshall 59% odds in Kansas with polls tight; cultural analysis says Democrat Adam Hamilton flips the seat.   Full Story ➡️

S&P Dow Jones-Kalshi deal echoes Wall Street’s election betting past: The partnership brings established financial benchmarks to Kalshi and could produce new indices built from prediction market data.  Full Story ➡️

Rothera taps Citadel, ICE, OCC veterans for seven senior roles: The Robinhood-backed prediction market exchange is expanding its management team with veterans of major financial institutions, including Cboe, ICE and OCC.  Full Story ➡️

OpticOdds expands beyond sports, targets European growth: In an exclusive interview with NEXTPredict, OpticOdds VP Ryan Weinstock discusses the challenges of matching settlement rules across exchanges as the company expands into political, financial and cultural markets.  Full Story ➡️

Kalshi to accept Treasury collateral in institutional push: By moving beyond cash-only to accepting Treasuries for initial margin, Kalshi Klear aims to remove a key barrier to institutional participation in its markets.  Full Story ➡️

New York fights CFTC swaps rule that Kalshi cites across states: New York told a federal judge the CFTC’s swaps proposal deserves no weight, as Kalshi cites the rule in Louisiana and Sixth Circuit filings.  Full Story ➡️

Michigan, Maine Senate odds and voter values favor Democrats: Polls show both races too close to call, but Kalshi traders favor El-Sayed in Michigan and Jackson in Maine, and voter anger over prices points the same way.  Full Story ➡️

Nasdaq seeks CFTC exchange approval for CPI prediction markets: Nasdaq MRX Futures would launch with headline and core inflation contracts cleared through OCC, giving Nasdaq a CFTC route alongside its SEC event options.  Full Story ➡️

Coinbase pushes 15-min crypto markets amid rapid-trading concerns: More prediction market operators are opening markets with faster turnarounds amid increased requests from traders.  Full Story ➡️