Democratic Lawmakers Press CFTC on Prediction Markets After Polymarket Iran Attack Listing
Seven Democratic lawmakers asked the CFTC (U.S. derivatives regulator) to respond by April 15 after Polymarket briefly listed and then removed a military betting market tied to an Iran attack.
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Terms & Concepts
Prediction market: A platform where users trade on the outcome of future events, often using market prices to reflect implied probabilities.
CFTC: The Commodity Futures Trading Commission, the U.S. regulator that oversees derivatives markets including certain event-based contracts.
Polymarket: A crypto-based prediction market platform where users speculate on real-world outcomes through blockchain-linked contracts.