CFTC Chairman Insists on Agency's Exclusive Authority Over Prediction Markets
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission will persist in defending its sole regulatory authority over prediction markets in court, according to Chairman Mike Selig. In an interview with CoinDesk, Selig emphasized that regardless of the subject of the prediction, whether sports, politics, or otherwise, if it is a valid product offered within a CFTC-regulated exchange, it falls under the agency's r…