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POLITICS & POLICY • UNITED STATES

CFTC investigates whether Kalshi improperly self-certified contracts

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The Commodity Futures Trading Commission is investigating whether prediction-market company Kalshi improperly certified some event contracts, according to CNBC. The report does not specify the investigation’s scope or outcome.

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Why it matters

The probe could matter to U.S. companies and users of event-contract markets, which are subject to federal oversight. The article does not describe any immediate effect on customers or markets.

What happens next

The CFTC investigation is ongoing, but the article gives no timeline or next decision. The agency had previously ordered Kalshi to remove a sports-related “mention market,” CNBC reports.

What contracts and conduct the investigation covers

Whether the CFTC announces an enforcement decision