CFTC Chief Argues for Sole Regulatory Control Over Prediction Markets
Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Chairman Mike Selig emphasized that the agency will persist in defending its exclusive right to regulate prediction markets through the courts. Selig stated, 'Regardless of the subject, whether it's sports, politics, or anything else, if a product is validly offered within a CFTC-regulated exchange, it falls under our regulatory oversight.' The CFTC is …