CFTC Acting Chair Pham Plans Expert Roundtable to Reshape Prediction Market Rules

CFTC Signals Major Policy Shift on Prediction Markets Under Acting Chairman Pham's Leadership

  • CFTC’s Acting Chairman Pham signals policy shift toward prediction markets regulation.
  • Expert roundtable planned for next month to establish new regulatory framework.
  • Previous legal battles with Kalshi and Polymarket highlight regulatory challenges.
  • Federal court ruling favored Kalshi’s election contracts, but CFTC appeals continue.
  • Pham emphasizes need to balance innovation with consumer protection in prediction markets.

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) is pivoting away from its previous hardline stance against prediction markets, as Acting Chairman Caroline Pham announces plans to convene experts for a comprehensive regulatory review next month.

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This shift marks a significant departure from former Chairman Rostin Behnam’s enforcement-focused approach. Pham acknowledges the difficulty in completely reversing course, stating that “the undue delay and anti-innovation policies of the past several years have severely restricted the CFTC’s ability to pivot to common-sense regulation.”

The regulatory landscape for prediction markets has been particularly contentious, highlighted by the CFTC’s ongoing legal battles with platforms Polymarket and Kalshi. A recent federal court victory for Kalshi challenged the CFTC’s authority to prohibit election-based contracts, though the agency has since appealed the decision.

Prediction markets, which allow users to bet on various outcomes ranging from political events to sports results, have operated in a regulatory grey area. The CFTC previously maintained that political betting violated derivatives laws, citing concerns about market manipulation and oversight capabilities.

Pham’s new direction characterizes prediction markets as “an important new frontier in harnessing the power of markets to assess sentiment to determine probabilities.” The upcoming roundtable aims to develop a framework that balances innovation with consumer protection, particularly focusing on preventing binary options fraud and deceptive marketing practices.

The timing of this policy shift coincides with the absence of a permanent CFTC chair nominee from the Trump administration, giving Pham significant influence over the agency’s immediate regulatory approach. This temporary leadership window provides an opportunity to reshape the CFTC’s stance on emerging financial technologies and market structures.

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