CFTC Escalates Oversight

The suspicious-betting episode gives the CFTC a fresh argument for stricter treatment of event contracts after its September move to regulate them as swaps. The agency does not necessarily shut down Kalshi’s markets, but it increases pressure for surveillance, reporting, and customer-identification rules.

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