CFTC Chair Defends Prediction Markets in WSJ Op-Ed as Agency Moves to Intervene in Legal Battles
Commodity Futures Trading Commission chairman Michael Selig used a Wall Street Journal opinion column Monday to defend federally regulated prediction markets, signaling a extra assertive federal posture as the company prepares to weigh in on a carefully watched appeals courtroom case involving Crypto.com and Nevada regulators. “The CFTC will not sit idly by whereas overzealous…
