CFTC Chair Selig promises prediction market guidance over regulation by enforcement
Michael Selig · They're Opening the Stock Market to Everyone. Here's What That Actually Means · Mar 11, 2026 · at 24:50
CFTC Chair Michael Selig outlines the CFTC's policy agenda and regulatory approach regarding prediction market products.
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“And so now is the time to put out guidance and make sure that we're not regulating by enforcement as the prior administration did. But we are setting standards. We are making clear what our statute says, and that is that these contracts cannot be listed if they're susceptible to manipulation.”
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