Legal
March 21, 2023
PredictIt Has Until April 5 to Respond to a CFTC Letter
PredictIt, a platform that allows customers to wager on political and financial events, is under fire by US regulators that seek to shut down the exchange. In response, the exchange filed a lawsuit, which still continues. Amid the heated battle between PredictIt and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, the exchange’s deadline to respond to a […]
Industry
January 24, 2023
PredictIt to Shut Down for Violating Terms of Operation
PredictIt, the popular futures exchange tied to political events, has until February 15 to close all existing markets and shut down, putting an end to the legal availability in the US of bets on political events. Violation of Terms Established in collaboration with the Victoria University of Wellington, in New Zealand, PredictIt is now facing […]
Legal
December 14, 2022
Federal Judge Recommended Transferring PredictIt Case to DC Court
On Monday, federal judge Mark Lane from the District Court for the Western District of Texas issued a ruling consisting of eight pages, according to which PredictIt’s lawsuit against the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) and other parties should be transferred to the US District Court in Washington, DC. No-Action Letter Issued in 2014 In […]
Legal
August 9, 2022
PredictIt Loses USA License, Closes Shop in February
The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) announced on 4 August that PredictIt, the website offering wagers on the outcome of political events, would no longer be able to operate in the country. The platform must completely withdraw from the USA by February 2023. PredictIt Started as a University Research Project The CFTC did not […]
