CFTC

5 statements across 1 episodes · 1 bullish · 2 bearish · 2 people on the record · first statement Mar 17, 2026 by Tarek Mansour · across every show →

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Mar 17, 2026 negative

Insight

Mansour: Suing your primary regulator rarely works and usually kills startups

“So, so rarely does it work, and even if you win, you will probably lose. Like, you will end up getting killed in the process.”

Tarek Mansour Mar 17, 2026 ▶ 9:38 Creating prediction markets (and suing the CFTC) with Tarek Mansour and Luana Lopes Lara

Mar 17, 2026

Assertion Supported

Lopes Lara: Kalshi files all contracts under 24-hour CFTC review window

“We, every single contract we file with the CFTC, and they have 24 hours to stop it.”

Luana Lopes Lara Mar 17, 2026 ▶ 5:09 Creating prediction markets (and suing the CFTC) with Tarek Mansour and Luana Lopes Lara

Mar 17, 2026 neutral

Assertion Supported

Lopes Lara: Kalshi submits every trade and investigation to the CFTC

“Like every single trade on Kaoshi goes to the CFTC, they have every single thing, every single case goes to the CFTC for them to review.”

Luana Lopes Lara Mar 17, 2026 ▶ 51:08 Creating prediction markets (and suing the CFTC) with Tarek Mansour and Luana Lopes Lara

Mar 17, 2026 positive

Assertion Partly supported

Lopes Lara: Kalshi fined two insider traders 5x their total profits

“And we put out two cases of two weeks ago of two insiders that then because we're also regulated, we're able to charge them a lot of fines. We charge them over five times what they made and all those things they banned and all that.”

Luana Lopes Lara Mar 17, 2026 ▶ 50:08 Creating prediction markets (and suing the CFTC) with Tarek Mansour and Luana Lopes Lara

Mar 17, 2026 negative

Assertion Supported

Lopes Lara: CFTC blocked Kalshi election markets for two years

“Not, well, the biggest they said no to was the elections. That's why we had to end up suing them. They said no for two years.”

Luana Lopes Lara Mar 17, 2026 ▶ 6:23 Creating prediction markets (and suing the CFTC) with Tarek Mansour and Luana Lopes Lara

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