Trump’s CFTC takes first steps to regulating prediction markets
Jun 10, 2026
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by Hannah Collymore
for CryptoPolitan

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On June 10, 2026 the CFTC published its first proposed framework for prediction markets to classify which event contracts are in the public interest and which violate federal law, following President Trump’s push for exclusive CFTC oversight. The move provides regulatory clarity for crypto and DeFi prediction markets and security oversight but may constrain decentralized DEX/CEX prediction products and tokenized offerings, affecting adoption and fundraising.
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Today, June 10, 2026, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) introduced its first proposed framework for prediction markets to determine which event contracts are in the public interest and those that violate federal law. This move comes after President Donald Trump recently stated that it’s “critically important” that the CFTC holds exclusive oversight of the...