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CFTC innovation panel examines prediction market risks at its first meeting

8/22/2026

Prediction markets, platforms where participants hold contracts that pay out if a real-world event happens and expire worthless if it does not, are getting their first formal examination from a federal derivatives regulator.

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission convened the inaugural meeting of its Innovation Advisory Committee to work through the risks those platforms carry.

Members at the session pushed for stronger consumer protections.

What kind of body the committee is The Commodity Futures Trading Commission is the federal regulator for derivatives and futures markets in the United States.