According to Reuters, citing people familiar with the matter,CFTC is examining Polymarket's measures to prevent U.S. users from accessing the overseas platform and reviewing onboarding and customer protection procedures for its U.S. platform.
Reuters, citing sources, reported that CFTC is investigating whether Polymarket violated its 2022 year agreement banning U.S. users, covering U.S. controls, advertising, customer access, and protection measures.
Reportedly, the New York State Gaming Commission applied to the New York Supreme Court to compel Kalshi to cooperate with an investigation concerning sports event contracts, users under 21 years of age, advertising, and corporate structure.Kalshi has not publicly responded.
A forwarded Telegram report alleges that Polymarket CEO was exposed for using company funds for private jets and apartment rent, with investors pressuring it to rectify the situation. The report also mentions its trading volume, regulatory investigations, and insider-trading controversies.
PANews reports that CFTC prediction-market user trading reward programs are under investigation; the report mentions that Kalshi has suspended related incentives, while Polymarket maintains liquidity through substantial subsidies.
BlockBeats, citing the New York Post, reported that the U.S. Federal Trade Commission had reportedly launched an investigation into Anthropic, OpenAI, and other superintelligent models.
The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) is reportedly investigating incentive programs in prediction markets and is concerned about misleading advertising related to them.
UK Defence Secretary John Healey criticized Reform Party leader Nigel Farage's stance on Bitcoin in a speech, comparing him to “Liz Truss with a Bitcoin account.” The Metropolitan Police is investigating reports that Reform allegedly violated overseas donation rules.
The Information reported that Chinese regulators are investigating DeepSeek and Moonshot to determine whether their cooperation or exchanges with Anthropic pose a risk of sensitive-data leakage.