U.S. CFTC: Federal Court's Allowance for Kalshi to Launch Prediction Markets is "Wrong"

ChainCatcher news, according to Coindesk, lawyers from the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) argued in a brief submitted to the appellate court that a federal judge "erroneously" allowed the prediction market Kalshi to list and trade election contracts, reiterating many of the arguments made in the lower court.

Last month, the judge ruled that the CFTC could not prohibit Kalshi from listing election contracts. The regulatory agency requested a stay from the appellate court to prevent the company from launching the product before the appeal outcome. However, the court's judge ruled that the CFTC failed to demonstrate that it would cause irreparable harm.