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Home - CBSNews.com | Justice Department investigating oil market trading, sources say
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The Justice Department is probing suspicious oil‑market trades that were timed to price swings, a development disclosed by two sources after Reuters and ABC News reported that the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission was also investigating the activity. The probe comes amid heightened volatility in the oil market caused by Iran’s shutdown of the strategic Strait of Hormuz, which has pushed gasoline prices higher, with the national average hitting $4.51 per gallon, according to AAA.
Read more: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/oil-market-trading-investigation-justice-department/
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https://www.europesays.com/ee/176118/ USA senat avaldas enne 14. mai hääletust 309-leheküljelise krüptovaluuta seaduse eelnõu #Äri #Business #CFTC #CLARITYAct #Congress #EE #Eesti #EestiKeel #Estonia #Estonian #SEC
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On April 17, nearly $2 billion in Brent, WTI, gasoil & #gasoline #futures were sold at 1224-1225 GMT, MINUTES before Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi said #Hormuz would reopen, followed by multiple social media posts by #Trump & #US officials. On April 21, some $830 million worth of Brent & WTI contracts were sold just 15 minutes before Trump extended the ceasefire.
#MarketManipulation #corruption #government #CFTC #SEC #law #TrumpsWar #IranWar #Iran #war #oil
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On April 17, nearly $2 billion in Brent, WTI, gasoil & #gasoline #futures were sold at 1224-1225 GMT, MINUTES before Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi said #Hormuz would reopen, followed by multiple social media posts by #Trump & #US officials. On April 21, some $830 million worth of Brent & WTI contracts were sold just 15 minutes before Trump extended the ceasefire.
#MarketManipulation #corruption #government #CFTC #SEC #law #TrumpsWar #IranWar #Iran #war #oil
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On April 17, nearly $2 billion in Brent, WTI, gasoil & #gasoline #futures were sold at 1224-1225 GMT, MINUTES before Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi said #Hormuz would reopen, followed by multiple social media posts by #Trump & #US officials. On April 21, some $830 million worth of Brent & WTI contracts were sold just 15 minutes before Trump extended the ceasefire.
#MarketManipulation #corruption #government #CFTC #SEC #law #TrumpsWar #IranWar #Iran #war #oil
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The trades look "well informed" as they preceded major announcements, said Adi Imsirovic, from the Center for Strategic and International Studies (#CSIS), & a veteran #oil trader. #US authorities, such as the #CFTC, can access #exchange data to trace who placed the trades & investigate if it decides to, he added.
The CFTC’s enforcement director said in March the agency was aware of speculation regarding #InsiderTrading in CFTC-regulated #markets & was “watching”. -
…However, a further analysis of #trading data across exchanges & contracts showed traders executed similar bets at exactly the same dates & times for European #diesel & #US #gasoline #futures as well as longer-dated contracts for Brent & WTI, bringing the total to around $7 billion, based on Reuters calculations.
#Trump #MarketManipulation #corruption #securities #finance #economy #government #CFTC #SEC #law #TrumpsWar #IranWar #US #Iran #war #oil
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…However, a further analysis of #trading data across exchanges & contracts showed traders executed similar bets at exactly the same dates & times for European #diesel & #US #gasoline #futures as well as longer-dated contracts for Brent & WTI, bringing the total to around $7 billion, based on Reuters calculations.
#Trump #MarketManipulation #corruption #securities #finance #economy #government #CFTC #SEC #law #TrumpsWar #IranWar #US #Iran #war #oil
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…However, a further analysis of #trading data across exchanges & contracts showed traders executed similar bets at exactly the same dates & times for European #diesel & #US #gasoline #futures as well as longer-dated contracts for Brent & WTI, bringing the total to around $7 billion, based on Reuters calculations.
#Trump #MarketManipulation #corruption #securities #finance #economy #government #CFTC #SEC #law #TrumpsWar #IranWar #US #Iran #war #oil
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Reuters & other media reported those trades on the most actively traded front-month contracts for the 2 global crude benchmarks, Brent & West Texas Intermediate . The value of those bets on those 4 days in March & April stood at around $2.6 billion, acc/to Reuters initial calculations.
The #DOJ & #CFTC did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
#Trump #MarketManipulation #corruption #securities #finance #economy #government #SEC #law #TrumpsWar #IranWar #US #Iran #war #oil
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Reuters & other media reported those trades on the most actively traded front-month contracts for the 2 global crude benchmarks, Brent & West Texas Intermediate . The value of those bets on those 4 days in March & April stood at around $2.6 billion, acc/to Reuters initial calculations.
The #DOJ & #CFTC did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
#Trump #MarketManipulation #corruption #securities #finance #economy #government #SEC #law #TrumpsWar #IranWar #US #Iran #war #oil
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Reuters & other media reported those trades on the most actively traded front-month contracts for the 2 global crude benchmarks, Brent & West Texas Intermediate . The value of those bets on those 4 days in March & April stood at around $2.6 billion, acc/to Reuters initial calculations.
The #DOJ & #CFTC did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
#Trump #MarketManipulation #corruption #securities #finance #economy #government #SEC #law #TrumpsWar #IranWar #US #Iran #war #oil
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The same pattern repeated on April 7, before #Trump announced a ceasefire with #Iran that triggered a fall of as much as 15% in benchmark ICE Brent #futures. It happened again on April 17, when Iranian officials & Trump spoke about reopening the #StraitOfHormuz, & then again on April 21, when Trump extended the ceasefire.
#MarketManipulation #corruption #securities #finance #economy #government #CFTC #SEC #law #TrumpsWar #IranWar #US #Iran #war #geopolitics #NationalSecurity #oil
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The same pattern repeated on April 7, before #Trump announced a ceasefire with #Iran that triggered a fall of as much as 15% in benchmark ICE Brent #futures. It happened again on April 17, when Iranian officials & Trump spoke about reopening the #StraitOfHormuz, & then again on April 21, when Trump extended the ceasefire.
#MarketManipulation #corruption #securities #finance #economy #government #CFTC #SEC #law #TrumpsWar #IranWar #US #Iran #war #geopolitics #NationalSecurity #oil
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The well-timed trades have triggered calls from #legal experts & lawmakers for regulators to investigate whether they were based on inside information or leaks.
Traders first spotted unusual trades on March 23. The trades were executed MINUTES before #Trump announced a delay to threatened attacks on Iranian power infrastructure, triggering an #oil price fall.
#MarketManipulation #corruption #securities #finance #economy #government #CFTC #SEC #law #TrumpsWar #IranWar #US #Iran #war
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The well-timed trades have triggered calls from #legal experts & lawmakers for regulators to investigate whether they were based on inside information or leaks.
Traders first spotted unusual trades on March 23. The trades were executed MINUTES before #Trump announced a delay to threatened attacks on Iranian power infrastructure, triggering an #oil price fall.
#MarketManipulation #corruption #securities #finance #economy #government #CFTC #SEC #law #TrumpsWar #IranWar #US #Iran #war
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Reuters could not establish who placed the bets & whether they originated in the #US or elsewhere. They included short positions, or bets that prices would fall, for derivatives including #ICE, #CME crude, #diesel & #gasoline #futures.
The bets took place on 2 major exchanges that host benchmark global #oil & #fuel futures #trade: the Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) & Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME).
#Trump #MarketManipulation #securities #finance #economy #CFTC #SEC #law #TrumpsWar #IranWar
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Reuters could not establish who placed the bets & whether they originated in the #US or elsewhere. They included short positions, or bets that prices would fall, for derivatives including #ICE, #CME crude, #diesel & #gasoline #futures.
The bets took place on 2 major exchanges that host benchmark global #oil & #fuel futures #trade: the Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) & Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME).
#Trump #MarketManipulation #securities #finance #economy #CFTC #SEC #law #TrumpsWar #IranWar
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Reuters could not establish who placed the bets & whether they originated in the #US or elsewhere. They included short positions, or bets that prices would fall, for derivatives including #ICE, #CME crude, #diesel & #gasoline #futures.
The bets took place on 2 major exchanges that host benchmark global #oil & #fuel futures #trade: the Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) & Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME).
#Trump #MarketManipulation #securities #finance #economy #CFTC #SEC #law #TrumpsWar #IranWar
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Reuters could not establish who placed the bets & whether they originated in the #US or elsewhere. They included short positions, or bets that prices would fall, for derivatives including #ICE, #CME crude, #diesel & #gasoline #futures.
The bets took place on 2 major exchanges that host benchmark global #oil & #fuel futures #trade: the Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) & Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME).
#Trump #MarketManipulation #securities #finance #economy #CFTC #SEC #law #TrumpsWar #IranWar
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Reuters could not establish who placed the bets & whether they originated in the #US or elsewhere. They included short positions, or bets that prices would fall, for derivatives including #ICE, #CME crude, #diesel & #gasoline #futures.
The bets took place on 2 major exchanges that host benchmark global #oil & #fuel futures #trade: the Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) & Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME).
#Trump #MarketManipulation #securities #finance #economy #CFTC #SEC #law #TrumpsWar #IranWar
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The size exceeds previously reported bets amounting to $2.6 billion, which have already prompted the #Trump admin to warn “staff” against using nonpublic information for financial benefit. The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (#CFTC) is investigating, a person familiar with the matter told Reuters in April, although the CFTC has yet to officially confirm a probe is underway.
#MarketManipulation #corruption #securities #finance #government #SEC #law #TrumpsWar #IranWar #US #Iran #war #oil
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The size exceeds previously reported bets amounting to $2.6 billion, which have already prompted the #Trump admin to warn “staff” against using nonpublic information for financial benefit. The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (#CFTC) is investigating, a person familiar with the matter told Reuters in April, although the CFTC has yet to officially confirm a probe is underway.
#MarketManipulation #corruption #securities #finance #government #SEC #law #TrumpsWar #IranWar #US #Iran #war #oil
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Exclusive: Oil-price bets ahead of #IranWar news totalled $7B, reporting shows
A series of “well-timed” #market bets on falling #oil prices totalling as much as $7 billion during March & April spread across multiple exchanges & types of #fuel & derivatives just before major Iranian policy announcements by #Trump, acc/to traders, market experts & Reuters analysis of #exchange data.
#MarketManipulation #corruption #securities #finance #CFTC #SEC #law #TrumpsWar #US #Iran
https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/boards-policy-regulation/oil-price-bets-ahead-iran-war-news-totalled-7-billion-reporting-shows-2026-05-07/?utm_source=braze&utm_medium=notifications&utm_campaign=2025_engagement -
Exclusive: Oil-price bets ahead of #IranWar news totalled $7B, reporting shows
A series of “well-timed” #market bets on falling #oil prices totalling as much as $7 billion during March & April spread across multiple exchanges & types of #fuel & derivatives just before major Iranian policy announcements by #Trump, acc/to traders, market experts & Reuters analysis of #exchange data.
#MarketManipulation #corruption #securities #finance #CFTC #SEC #law #TrumpsWar #US #Iran
https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/boards-policy-regulation/oil-price-bets-ahead-iran-war-news-totalled-7-billion-reporting-shows-2026-05-07/?utm_source=braze&utm_medium=notifications&utm_campaign=2025_engagement -
Prediction markets accused of insider trading and profiting from state secrets
What if you could bet on a secret military raid and win big because you knew the outcome?…
#NewsBeep #News #Business #AU #Australia #CFTC #donaldtrump #FX #insidertrading #iranwar #JoeBiden #kalshi #maduroinsidertrading #NicolasMaduro #polymarket #predictionmarkets #uselection
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Federal Commission Halts Arizona’s Criminal Case Against Prediction Market Kalshi
📰 Original title: Kalshi wins temporary pause in Arizona criminal case
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Kalshi apetencia una pausa temporal en el caso penal de Arizona #Arizona #caso #cftc #comisión_de_negociación_de_futuros_de_productos_básicos #gana #Kalshi #Pausa #penal #temporal #una #ButterWord #Spanish_News Comenta tu opinión 👇
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Wetten, dass Jesus vor 2027 zurückkehren wird
Prediction Markets sind in vielen Ländern illegal. Das Wetten auf zukünftige politische und gesellschaftliche Ereignisse wird aber immer populärer. Dabei sind die Wetten manipulationsanfällig und ethisch teilweise höchst fragwürdig.
„Die langfristige Vision ist, alles zu finanzialisieren und aus jeder Meinungsverschiedenheit ein Handelsgut zu machen“, sagt Tarek Mansour, Mitbegründer und Geschäftsführer von Kalshi. Plattformen wie Polymarket und Kalshi ermöglichen potenziell das Wetten auf jedes zukünftige Ereignis.
Laut Schätzungen von Similarweb verzeichnete Polymarket im März 2026 etwa 45,3 Millionen Besuche. Die zunehmende Popularität gilt mitunter den Ereigniswetten, also dem Wetten auf den Eintritt oder eben das Ausbleiben jener Ereignisse.
Die Nutzer:innen entscheiden selbst, auf welche Ereignisse sie wetten möchten. „Wird Jesus Christus vor 2027 zurückkehren?“ – die Chance steht laut Polymarket bei vier Prozent.
„Dystopischer Todesmarkt“
In letzter Zeit häufen sich jedoch Berichte über weniger harmlose Wettangebote. Ereigniswetten betreffen beispielsweise auch den Beginn und das Ende von Kriegen – oder sogar den detaillierten Verlauf und konkrete Menschenleben.
„Ekelhaft“ nennt dies Seth Moulton, US-Kongressabgeordneter der Demokratischen Partei: Nachdem Iran ein US-Kampfflugzeug abgeschossen hatte und die Suche nach dem zweiten Piloten anhielt, hatten Nutzer:innen von Polymarket Wetten auf den genauen Tag seiner Bergung abgeschlossen. Polymarket hat das Wettangebot wenig später aufgrund von „Integritätsstandards“ zwar deaktiviert, doch Moulton konterte, es seien auf der Plattform weiterhin Hunderte solcher „Kriegswetten“ aktiv und Polymarket sei ein „dystopischer Todesmarkt“.
Das Wetten auf Raketeneinschläge ist ein Routine-Angebot auf Polymarket. Mitunter geht es um hohe Beträge. Die Wettenden gewinnen oder verlieren, wenn eine Rakete nicht abgefangen wird oder eben trifft. Das ist die definitorische Voraussetzung in der Rubrik „Militärschläge“: Es muss ein Treffer sein. Als Basis der Überprüfung dient, was in der Presse steht.
Emanuel Fabian, Journalist der Times of Israel, erfuhr dies auf unangenehme Weise. Er hatte im Laufe des 10. März 2026 ein „relativ unwichtiges Update“ zu einem bestätigten Raketentreffer veröffentlicht, sagt er dem Guardian. Kurz darauf erhielt er etliche Drohungen: „Dir bleiben noch 90 Minuten die Lüge zu korrigieren.“ Eine andere Person drohte laut dem Bericht: „Nachdem du uns 900.000 Dollar Verlust beschert hast, werden wir mindestens denselben Betrag investieren, um dich fertigzumachen.“
Die Spur der Drohungen führt auf Polymarket: Die Wetteinsätze für Raketeneinschläge, über die Fabian berichtete, beliefen sich am 10. März auf rund 23 Millionen US-Dollar. Drohungen dieser Art lassen laut Fabian die Prognose zu, dass Journalist:innen bald häufiger unter dem Druck stehen könnten, ihre Berichterstattung an das gewünschte Ergebnis von Wetten anzupassen. Denkbar ist, dass eine Beteiligung an Wetten eine falsche oder verzerrende Berichterstattung befördern könnte.
Manipulation und Insiderhandel schwer verhinderbar
„Gesellschaftswetten“ haben analog zum klassischen Finanzmarkt aber nicht nur das Problem ethischer Grundsätze, sondern auch von Insiderhandel. Darunter versteht man, dass Menschen mit Vor- oder Insiderwissen dieses am Markt gezielt ausnutzen, um Gewinne zu machen.
Am Tag vor den ersten Angriffen der USA und Israels auf den Iran platzieren mehr als 150 Polymarket-Accounts hohe Wetten, mit denen sie den Angriff noch wenige Stunden vorher richtig „vorhersagen“. Ein besonders auffälliger Account konnte über den Verlauf mehrerer Wetten 93 Prozent der unangekündigten US-Militärschläge korrekt prognostizieren. Kurz vor Beginn des Waffenstillstandes zwischen den USA und Iran wiederholte sich das Muster: Mindestens 50 neu erstellte Polymarket-Accounts wetteten mit hohen Einsätzen, nur wenige Stunden davor. Ein ähnlicher Vorgang hatte sich bereits im Januar kurz vor der US-Militäraktion in Venezuela zugetragen. Ein Account „antizipierte“ die Gefangennahme Maduros und konnte damit innerhalb weniger Stunden mehr als 400.000 US-Dollar Gewinn einfahren.
In einem anders gelagerten Fall hat ein Account eine Million US-Dollar durch das Wetten auf Googles „Year in Search 2025“ gewonnen. Die Erfolgsrate dabei: 22 von 23 Malen richtig „geraten“. Auf die Wallet dieses Accounts wurden vorher drei Millionen US-Dollar eingezahlt und sofort hohe Wettsummen platziert. Auch Googles Freigabedatum von Gemini 3.0 Flash hatte derselbe Account zuvor richtig prognostiziert.
Wer diese mutmaßlichen Insider:innen sind, ist nur schwer nachverfolgbar. Alle Polymarket-Accounts können anonym betrieben werden. Zudem laufen sämtliche Trades über die Plattform-eigene Kryptowährung. Geldflüsse lassen sich auf diese Weise offenbar leicht verschleiern. Dennoch sah sich die Trump-Regierung dazu genötigt, eigene Mitarbeiter:innen vor Insider Trading zu warnen, berichtet das Wall Street Journal.
Wir haben sowohl Polymarket als auch Kalshi Presseanfragen geschickt, auf die beide Unternehmen allerdings nicht reagiert haben.
In Deutschland verboten, in den USA Graubereich
In Deutschland sind sogenannte Gesellschaftswetten prinzipiell verboten, die Gemeinsame Glückspielbehörde der Länder (GGL) warnt vor der Teilnahme. In einer Mitteilung der Behörde heißt es:
Aufgrund der hohen Manipulationsgefahr sind solche Wetten laut § 3 Abs. 1 Satz 4 in Verbindung mit § 4 Abs. 5 des Glücksspielstaatsvertrags 2021 (GlüStV 2021) nicht genehmigungsfähig.
Wer bei Polymarket oder anderen Plattformen wettet, macht sich somit strafbar. Polymarket bietet ein deutsches User-Interface an, mit einer deutschen IP-Adresse lassen sich dort keine Wetten platzieren. Solches Geoblocking lässt sich allerdings technisch recht einfach umgehen.
In den USA ist die Rechtslage unübersichtlich. Die US-Aufsichtsbehörde „Commodity Futures Trading Commission“ (CFTC) untersagt im Prinzip das Wetten in Bezug auf Krieg, Terror und Attentate. Die US-basierte Plattform Kalshi hält sich daran, bei Polymarket zeigt sich jedoch ein anderes Bild. Die Wetten auf Kriegsereignisse laufen dort nicht über das US-Geschäft, sondern über die internationale Sparte des Anbieters. Sogenanntes „Offshore Trading“ macht es möglich.
Indes haben US-Kongressabgeordnete, darunter Chris Murphy (Demokratische Partei), neue Gesetzesvorschläge eingebracht. Das Wetten auf Regierungshandeln, Krieg, Terror und ähnliche Ereignisse soll demnach auf gesetzlicher Ebene verboten werden. Auch Ereignisse, die sich von Einzelnen leicht manipulieren lassen, sollen darunter fallen – beispielsweise, ob Trump im April das Wort „RINO“ verwenden wird.
Prinzipiell soll das gesetzliche Verbot von Insider Trading auf die Prediction Markets ausgeweitet werden. Eine Abgeordnetengruppe forderte die CFTC zudem dazu auf, bis zum 15. April eine Reihe von Fragen zu ihrer Aufsichtsrolle zu beantworten. Darunter auch, warum die Behörde nicht gegen kriegsbezogene Wetten vorgeht und ob es Interessenkonflikte zwischen Finanzmarkt-Akteuren und hochrangigen Regierungsmitgliedern gibt.
Aktuell ist jedoch mit wenig Gegenwind von US-Behörden zu rechnen. Während die Biden-Administration gerichtlich gegen Prediction Markets vorging, hat die Trump-Regierung die Untersuchungen gegen Polymarket einstellen lassen. Michael Selig, Vorsitzender der CFTC, sagte gar, unter seiner Leitung sei es den Predictions Markets möglich, in den USA „aufzublühen“.
Familie Trump will mitmischen
Indes hat die Familie Trump Pläne für eine eigene Prognoseplattform: „Truth Predict“. Donald Trump Jr. ist zudem nicht nur als Berater für Polymarket und Kalshi tätig, sondern hat mit seiner Investmentfirma 1789 Capital auch direkt in Polymarket investiert.
Da die neuen Online-Plattformen auch im Sportwettengeschäft regulärer Wettanbieter mitmischen und wenig reguliert sind, seien klassische Sportwettenanbieter laut CNNbesorgt. Eine anonym bleibende Person aus der Branche sagte demnach, die Beteiligung der Familie Trump an Prognosemärkten sei ein „entscheidender Faktor in dieser politischen Angelegenheit“.
Abgeordnete der Republikanischen Partei zögerten offenbar, sich in Washington in einen Streit einzumischen, der dem Geschäft der Familie Trump schaden könnte.
Denis Glismann ist von April bis Juni 2026 Praktikant bei netzpolitik.org. Er schließt aktuell seinen Master in Politikwissenschaft an der FU Berlin ab. Dieser Beitrag ist eine Übernahme von netzpolitik, gemäss Lizenz Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 4.0.
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Times of India | $950 million bet before Trump's announcement? US senators urge probe into ‘unusual’ oil trading
US senators Elizabeth Warren and Sheldon Whitehouse are urging the CFTC to investigate suspicious oil trading activity preceding President Trump's Iran conflict announcements. They highlighted significant, well-timed trades on March 23 and April 7, suggesting potential insider trading based on non-public government information.
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All Content from Business Insider | Arizona's criminal case against Kalshi was halted by a federal judge after the Trump administration stepped in by Jack Newsham
CFTC chairman Michael SeligCFTC via Getty Images
Kalshi says it's a financial market, but Arizona prosecutors say it's arranging illegal sports bets.A Trump-appointed regulator says Kalshi's sports bets are legally swaps and states need to back off.On Friday, a judge sided with the federal government, putting Arizona's criminal case on pause.A judge on Friday ordered Arizona's attorney general to temporarily pause its criminal case against Kalshi, handing a win to the Trump administration in its effort to stop states from regulating prediction markets.
Federal Judge Michael Liburdi's decision to back the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission in the case came at the end of a hectic week of arguments in which a lawyer for the federal regulator said a state criminal case would be a "flawed" way to settle hotly contested questions about whether prediction markets can list sports, politics, and other controversial markets.
Read the original article on Business Insider
#cftc #finance #law #prediction-markets #trumpadministration
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"Eigentlich sind #Wetten in den #USA verboten, wenn sie dem öffentlichen Interesse zuwiderlaufen. Dazu können #Kriege und #Attentate gezählt werden."
Von dem einst 20-köpfigen Anwaltsteam der Prozessabteilung der #CFTC in #Chicago ist kein einziger mehr im Dienst.
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Prediction markets are at a turning point.
The CFTC just issued new guidance on event contracts, including sports-related markets. Days later, Arizona brought criminal charges against Kalshi, adding another layer to an already complex legal landscape.
The bigger picture: growing tension between federal and state authorities and real questions about how these markets will be regulated going forward.
We break it all down in our latest post.
#CFTC #SportsBetting
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#US talkshow hosts were joking Monday night about #Trump having no strategy in #Iran & changing his mind about bombing #Iranian #energy plants. No one is laughing now they realise this was in all likelihood another deliberate #insidertrading manoeuvre to fix #oil market prices in good time.
With the head of the #FBI & Chair of the #CFTC (Commodity Futures Trading Commission) nominated by Trump, everything is set so we never find out who made those 6.50am transactions. -
The Regulation Hammer is about to drop!
Prediction Market Vendors may soon face U.S. Federal Gov. ban on sports and casino-style betting like poker, blackjack, and slot machine games. Lawmakers argue these products blur the line between financial markets and gambling.
https://www.cryptotimes.io/2026/03/23/prediction-markets-face-threat-as-senate-bill-seeks-to-kill-sports-betting-contracts/ #CFTC #PredictionMarkets #PolyMarket #Kalshi #Gambling #Betting #SportsBetting #USGov #Regulation #Crypto #Betting
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1ᵉʳ mai chômé : courrier intersyndical aux député·es
https://solidaires.org/sinformer-et-agir/actualites-et-mobilisations/nationales/1er-mai-chome-courrier-intersyndical-aux-deputees/La proposition de loi issue du Sénat intitulée « Permettre aux salariés de certains secteurs de travailler le 1ᵉʳ mai », présentée le jeudi 22 janvier dernier à l’Assemblée nationale dans le cadre d’une niche parlementaire, n’a pas été soumise au vote et n’a heureusement pas été adoptée. Par obstination, elle va être représentée à l’AN le vendredi 10 avril.
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1ᵉʳ mai chômé : courrier intersyndical aux député·es
https://solidaires.org/sinformer-et-agir/actualites-et-mobilisations/nationales/1er-mai-chome-courrier-intersyndical-aux-deputees/La proposition de loi issue du Sénat intitulée « Permettre aux salariés de certains secteurs de travailler le 1ᵉʳ mai », présentée le jeudi 22 janvier dernier à l’Assemblée nationale dans le cadre d’une niche parlementaire, n’a pas été soumise au vote et n’a heureusement pas été adoptée. Par obstination, elle va être représentée à l’AN le vendredi 10 avril.
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NASDAQ getting into Prediction Markets - Sort of!
NASDAQ is seeking SEC approval to offer "binary option" contracts tied to the Nasdaq-100 and Nasdaq-100 Micro Index only - NOT on outcomes related to other events, such as sports, culture, or politics.
The contracts are essentially a bet reflecting the market’s view of the probability that a specific outcome will occur.
Contracts will be priced between 1 cent and $1, would pay a fixed amount if a specified condition is met and expire worthless if it is not. AKA either the condition is met, and the bettor walks away with a profit, or the option expires worthless.
The SEC is involved b/c the NASDAQ is under their regulation unlike Prediction Markets which currently fall under the
Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) .NASDAQ is also looking to offer Outcome-Related Options on other NASDAQ exchanges, including NASDAQ NOM and NASDAQ PHLX. https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2026/03/02/nasdaq-follows-cboe-joining-world-of-binary-bets-as-prediction-market-craze-hits-wall-street #NASDAQ #Contracts #SEC #CFTC #PredictionMarkets #BinaryContracts #Nasdaq100
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Shameless #bribery; further evidence that #Trump and his horde believe they are untouchable. Why #grift in secret if you believe you cannot be stopped?
"In a document quietly filed with the Federal Election Commission on Friday night, #MAGA Inc., the primary Super PAC supporting President Trump, revealed that it received a $5 million donation from #Crypto.com on January 23, 2026. The donation was made in the name of Crypto.com’s parent company, Foris Dax, Inc. 25 days later, on February 17, the Trump administration’s Commodities Futures Trading Commission (#CFTC), intervened on Crypto.com’s behalf in high-stakes lawsuit in federal court."
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Days after $5M donation, Trump administration backs Crypto.com in lawsuit - https://popular.info/p/days-after-5m-donation-trump-administration -
https://www.europesays.com/afrique/?p=16446 la CAPEB et les syndicats contre les abus #ArtisanatDuBâtiment #bâtiment #CAPEB #CFDT #CFECGC #CFTC #CGT #CommissionEuropeenne #ConcurrenceDeloyale #dérives #Europe #FO #fraudes #Législation #loi #norme #ParlementEuropeen #réglementation #SousTraitance #texte #UnionEuropéenne
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After months of ambiguity, new remarks from CFTC Chair Michael Selig signal a decisive federal turn on event contracts that will reshape the regulatory landscape. We cover the announced plan in our blog by Ben MacLean and Marc Zwillinger:
#PredictionMarkets #EventContracts #CFTC
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This has gotta be some kinda record. Here is a list of the Crypto investigations that have been paused/dismissed/canceled/terminated in the current U.S. administration.
That list: Aave, Binance, Coinbase, ConsenSys, Crypto.com, Cumberland DRW, Dragonchain, 31 Gemini, Gemini Earn, Hex , Immutable, Kraken, Ondo Finance, OpenSea, PayPal, Ripple, Robinhood, Tron, Uniswap, Yuga Labs, and the ZCash Foundation
Source: www.citationneeded.news
https://www.citationneeded.news/issue-100/ #Crypto #SEC #CFTC #Investigations #USGov #CryptoRegulation #CryptoCrime #CryptoCurrencies -
This has gotta be some kinda record. Here is a list of the Crypto investigations that have been paused/dismissed/canceled/terminated in the current U.S. administration.
That list: Aave, Binance, Coinbase, ConsenSys, Crypto.com, Cumberland DRW, Dragonchain, 31 Gemini, Gemini Earn, Hex , Immutable, Kraken, Ondo Finance, OpenSea, PayPal, Ripple, Robinhood, Tron, Uniswap, Yuga Labs, and the ZCash Foundation
Source: www.citationneeded.news
https://www.citationneeded.news/issue-100/ #Crypto #SEC #CFTC #Investigations #USGov #CryptoRegulation #CryptoCrime #CryptoCurrencies -
This has gotta be some kinda record. Here is a list of the Crypto investigations that have been paused/dismissed/canceled/terminated in the current U.S. administration.
That list: Aave, Binance, Coinbase, ConsenSys, Crypto.com, Cumberland DRW, Dragonchain, 31 Gemini, Gemini Earn, Hex , Immutable, Kraken, Ondo Finance, OpenSea, PayPal, Ripple, Robinhood, Tron, Uniswap, Yuga Labs, and the ZCash Foundation
Source: www.citationneeded.news
https://www.citationneeded.news/issue-100/ #Crypto #SEC #CFTC #Investigations #USGov #CryptoRegulation #CryptoCrime #CryptoCurrencies
