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From Gaming To Governance: An Early Primer On Rules And Risks For Prediction Platforms

Unlike traditional sportsbooks, regulated platforms operate under Commodity Exchange Act and US Commodity Futures Trade Commission (CFTC) rules for derivative products, appealing to institutional players and retail traders alike

United States Finance

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K&L Gates LLP

Financial Markets Outlook: UK And EU Regulatory Priorities And Timelines For 2026

There are also key regulatory changes expected in relation to market integrity and data, buy-side and retail topics, and digitalisation and DLT.

Worldwide Finance

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A&O Shearman

Predicting The Future Of Prediction Markets

Prediction markets—once a niche for political mavens and crypto enthusiasts—are gaining traction as platforms become regulated entities and gamified tools attract a broader audience.

United States Finance

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K&L Gates LLP

Senate Ag Committee Releases Updated Crypto Market Structure Legislative Text

Updated legislative text incorporates much of Senate Ag's earlier discussion draft and focuses more narrowly on digital commodity intermediaries.

United States Finance

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Davis Wright Tremaine

Revitalizing U.S. Capital Markets: The Case For State-Led Reform

United States Commercial

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Foley & Lardner

Potential Insider Trading Concerns In Prediction Markets – The Polymarket Maduro Bet Case

Worldwide Finance

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Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP

Prediction Markets Face New Compliance Era As Federal Oversight Intensifies

United States Finance

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FBT Gibbons

CFTC Restores Registration Exemption For Many Private Fund Managers

United States Finance

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McDermott Will & Schulte

Two-lane Highway Takes Shape For U.S. Crypto Regulation: Digital Securities Regulation By SEC, "Digital Commodities" Regulated By CFTC

United States Finance

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Proskauer Rose LLP

Senate Banking Committee Releases Amendment To 2025 Responsible Financial Innovation Act Draft

United States Finance

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Davis Wright Tremaine

The Who, When And How Of The New UK Prospectus And Public Offer Rules From An Equity Perspective (Podcast)

United States Finance

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A&O Shearman

Commodity Futures Trading Commission ("CFTC") Seeks To Expand Hedging Options For Energy End-Users

United States Finance

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Baker Botts LLP

FinReg Timeline 2026

United States Finance

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Proskauer Rose LLP

FinReg Monthly Update

United States Finance

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Proskauer Rose LLP

Beyond Checkmate: Lessons From Chess In The Art Of Mediation

United States Litigation

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JAMS

December 2025 Crypto Update: New Changes And Challenges In U.S. Regulation Of Digital Assets

United States Technology

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Benesch Friedlander Coplan & Aronoff LLP

Food Venture Financing News – Weekly Issue No. 265

United States Healthcare

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Davis Wright Tremaine

Simpson Thacher Sustainability And ESG: Regulatory Update – January 2026

Worldwide Environment

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Simpson Thacher & Bartlett

Signed, Sealed, But Not Delivered? Don't Wonder About Taxes Under New Postal Service Rules

United States Tax

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Nossaman LLP

Weil Private Funds Regulatory Review

In recent years, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC" or "Commission") and other regulators have proposed and adopted various rules and interpretative guidance...

United States Commercial

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Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP

Back By Popular Demand: CFTC Staff Issues No-Action Letter Reviving QEP Exemption For Certain Private Fund Advisers

In December 2025, the Staff of the U.S. Commodities Futures Trading Commission ("CFTC") issued a no-action letter (the "Letter")...

United States Finance

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Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner

CFTC No-Action Letter Restores The "QEP Exemption" From CPO Registration Available To Registered Investment Advisers Of Private Funds

On December 19, 2025, the Market Participants Division (MPD) of the CFTC published CFTC Letter No. 25-50, issuing interim relief in response to a request from the Managed Funds Association.

United States Finance

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Goodwin Procter LLP

FCA Finalises Simplified UK Ancillary Activities Test

On 19 December 2025, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) published a policy statement (PS25/24) finalising the rules and guidance for the Ancillary Activities Test (AAT) under the Ancillary Activities Exemption (AAE).

United States Finance

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Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

Shifting Enforcement Priorities At The CFTC And The SEC

United States Finance

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Foley & Lardner

SEC Staff Clarifies Broker-Dealer Custody And Trading Of Crypto Assets

United States Technology

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Dechert

Digital Asset Exchange Receives CFTC Approval For US Prediction Markets, Signaling An Opportunistic Outlook

United States Finance

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Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton

CFTC Issues No‑Action Relief Easing Registration Requirements For Private Fund Managers

United States Finance

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Proskauer Rose LLP

Back To The Futures: CFTC's No-Action Letter Largely Reinstates 2003's Regulation 4.13(a)(4) On An Interim Basis

United States Finance

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Pryor Cashman LLP

CFTC Staff Extends Relief To Certain RIAs Operating Private Commodity Pools

United States Finance

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Dechert

CFTC No-Action Reinstates Broad Registration Exemption For Institutional CPOs, Pending Further Action

United States Finance

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Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

CFTC Staff Partially Reinstate CPO Exemption For RIAs

United States Finance

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Mayer Brown

The CFTC Reinstates Exemption From CPO Registration For Certain Private Fund Managers

United States Finance

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K&L Gates LLP

Crypto Investor Protection: SEC And CFTC Enforcement Trends

United States Technology

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Scarinci Hollenbeck LLC

CFTC No-Action Reinstates Broad Registration Exemption For Institutional CPOs, Pending Further Action

On Friday, December 19, the Staff of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission's (CFTC) Markets Participant Division published a new no-action letter – CFTC Staff Letter 25-50...

United States Finance

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Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

CFTC Staff Partially Reinstate CPO Exemption For RIAs

On December 19, 2025, the staff of the Division of Market Participants of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission ("CFTC") issued no-action relief from commodity pool operator ("CPO") registration...

United States Finance

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Mayer Brown

The CFTC Reinstates Exemption From CPO Registration For Certain Private Fund Managers

On December 19, 2025, the Staff of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) issued no-action relief that effectively reinstates (with a few modifications) an exemption from registration...

United States Finance

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K&L Gates LLP

Crypto Investor Protection: SEC And CFTC Enforcement Trends

Crypto investor protection continues to evolve, with the SEC and CFTC investing resources and coordinating more closely to uphold regulatory standards. Whether you're a retail investor, an institutional trader, or part of...

United States Technology

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Scarinci Hollenbeck LLC

Regulatory Reset: CFTC Pulls Back On Guidance For ‘Actual Delivery' Of Digital Assets

United States Finance

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Benesch Friedlander Coplan & Aronoff LLP

Congratulations, CFTC Chairman Selig

Warm congratulations to the Honorable Michael Selig, who was confirmed by the Senate on December 18 (and sworn in on December 22) as the 16th Chair of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission...

United States Finance

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Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

CFTC Rolls Out Digital Asset Collateral Pilot, Issues Tokenized Collateral Guidance, And Withdraws Prior Virtual Currency Advisory

On December 8, the CFTC announced a series of staff actions addressing the use of digital assets and tokenized assets as collateral in regulated derivatives markets.

United States Finance

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Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton

CFTC Staff Issue Broad No-Action Relief Harmonizing Cross-Border "U.S. Person" And "Guarantee" Definitions

On December 9, 2025, the Market Participants Division, the Division of Clearing and Risk, and the Division of Market Oversight (the "Divisions") of the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission...

United States Finance

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Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

SEC Staff Issues No-Action Relief For DTC Tokenization Pilot

On December 11, 2025, the staff of the SEC's Division of Trading and Markets issued a no-action letter (the "DTCC No-Action Letter") stating that it would not recommend...

United States Finance

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Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

Michael Selig Confirmed As CFTC Chairman: Six Issues To Watch In 2026

United States Finance

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WilmerHale

Financial Markets And Funds Quick Take | Issue 45

United States Finance

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Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

CFTC May Gain Primary Authority Over Digital Commodities Under Senate Draft Bill

United States Technology

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Foley & Lardner

Analysis: How Does The Senate Agriculture Committee's Bipartisan Crypto Market Structure Discussion Draft Build On The CLARITY Act?

United States Finance

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Davis Wright Tremaine

The Likely Road Ahead For The CFTC Under Chair Selig

United States Finance

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Davis Wright Tremaine

CFTC's Tokenized Collateral Guidance: Integrating Blockchain Into Derivatives Markets

United States Finance

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Cahill Gordon & Reindel LLP

CFTC Launches Digital Assets Pilot Program For Tokenized Collateral In Derivatives Markets

United States Finance

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Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

CFTC Staff Simplifies Its U.S. Person Definitions

United States Consumer

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Dechert

CFTC Announces Amendments To Rules Of Practice And Rules Relating To Investigations

United States Finance

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WilmerHale

CFTC Harmonizes US Person And Guarantee Definitions In Swap Requirements

United States Finance

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Mayer Brown

Consistent Definitions, Less Confusion: CFTC Divisions Streamline And Harmonize Cross-Border Swap Compliance

United States Finance

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Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

CFTC Issues Guidance On Tokenized Collateral And Other Crypto Sprint Developments

United States Technology

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Davis Wright Tremaine

December 2025 Crypto Update: New Changes And Challenges In U.S. Regulation Of Digital Assets

United States Technology

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Benesch Friedlander Coplan & Aronoff LLP

CFTC Announces Changes To Rules Governing Enforcement Investigations And Settlement Recommendations

United States Finance

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Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

CFTC Authorizes Spot Crypto Trading On DCMs

United States Finance

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Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

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A&O Shearman

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Gamma Law

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Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

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Gowling WLG

Direct Listings: Experiment Or New Paradigm? (Video)

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Mayer Brown

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