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CFTC seeks to define event contracts as swaps amid prediction market fight

The classification could assist the CFTC’s claim that it has exclusive federal jurisdiction over event contracts offered on regulated prediction markets.

Cointelegraph by Felix Ng

Publisher Cointelegraph

Oct 1, 2026 at 1:07 AM UTC · 1 min read

CFTC seeks to define event contracts as swaps amid prediction market fight — Image via Cointelegraph

The classification could assist the CFTC’s claim that it has exclusive federal jurisdiction over event contracts offered on regulated prediction markets.

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