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- 1Kalshi's Sports Betting Push Tests Prediction Market Rules●Kalshi’s Embrace of Sports Betting Tests Rules for Prediction Markets
Kalshi, the US prediction market operator, is expanding into sports betting, a move that regulators and industry watchers say stretches the legal boundaries of what prediction markets are allowed to offer. The company argues its contracts are regulated financial instruments, while critics view them as unlicensed sports wagering. The dispute could shape the future regulatory treatment of event contracts in the United States.
- 2TikTok agrees to pay at least $100M in Alabama settlement▼TikTok agrees to pay at least $100M in Alabama settlement https://techcrunch.com/2026/09/26/tiktok-agrees-to-pay-at-leas
TikTok has agreed to pay at least $100 million to settle a lawsuit with the US state of Alabama. The settlement marks another legal and financial setback for the company in the United States, where it faces ongoing scrutiny from state attorneys general and federal regulators over its operations and practices.
- 3Appeals court says Kalshi prediction markets can be regulated like gambling▼Appeals court rules against Kalshi, says prediction markets can be regulated like gambling
A US appeals court has ruled against Kalshi, holding that prediction markets can be regulated like gambling. The decision is a setback for Kalshi and the broader prediction-market industry, which has argued its event contracts are financial instruments overseen by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission rather than betting products subject to state gambling laws. The ruling could reshape how event trading platforms operate across the United States.
- 4Trump family crypto ventures stall Clarity Act in Congress●How political tensions over Trump family crypto ventures derailed Clarity Act
Efforts to pass the Clarity Act, a bill to set clear US rules for crypto markets, have stalled amid political tensions tied to the Trump family's growing crypto ventures. Critics say the family's financial interests in digital assets have complicated negotiations, giving Democrats reason to resist and Republicans reason to defend, leaving the legislation in limbo on Capitol Hill.