CFTC Flags Heightened Manipulation Risk in Prediction Market Mention Contracts
Staff advisory warns exchanges that bets on what individuals say, attend or do can be listed only in limited cases under existing rules
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X Sues Bitcoin Influencers Over Alleged $277,000 Creator Revenue Scheme
X Corp and X Internet Unlimited Company filed a UK High Court claim against Vivek Kumar Sen, Zamyang Sherpa and others, alleging coordinated engagement manipulation that yielded at least $277,000 in improper payouts
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Kalshi Defends Crypto Perpetual Volumes Amid Wash Trading Allegations
A quantitative analyst flagged unusually high ether perpetual futures turnover relative to open interest on the regulated prediction market, prompting a detailed response from its crypto lead
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Kalshi Issues First Lifetime Ban to George Santos Over State of the Union Market Trades
Prediction market platform permanently bars former congressman and levies $71,356 penalty after finding he manipulated contracts tied to his own attendance, netting nearly $18,000
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Cronos Network Suspended After Tectonic Lending Exploit Estimated at $75 Million
Validators halted block production on the Crypto.com-linked chain following a reported price-manipulation attack on its largest decentralized lending protocol
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CFTC Prepares Independent Crypto Market Rules as Clarity Act Faces Senate Hurdle
Agency Chair Michael Selig directs staff to draft a regulatory framework using existing powers if Congress fails to advance digital asset legislation in September
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Balance Coin Crashes 99% After Exploit Hits 42DAO Protocol
Balance Coin (BLC) lost its dollar peg and plunged over 99 percent following a suspected oracle manipulation attack on the associated 42DAO DeFi protocol, resulting in roughly $915,000 drained
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South Korea Probes Over 40 Crypto Manipulation Cases in Two Years
South Korea’s Financial Services Commission has investigated more than 40 instances of unfair trading in digital assets since the Virtual Asset User Protection Act took effect, referring dozens of cases to authorities as regulators strengthen oversight
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France Blocks Polymarket as Gambling Regulator Orders ISP Access Ban
France’s National Gambling Authority has directed internet service providers to block access to the prediction market platform, citing unauthorized gambling operations and related risks
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CFTC Moves to Withdraw $5 Million Penalty Against Gemini Exchange
The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission has taken the rare step of asking a federal court to vacate major parts of its 2025 settlement with Gemini, stating that the original 2022 enforcement action against the crypto exchange should never have been filed
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