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US Senate Dems press federal agency to increase oversight of prediction markets
A group of 16 U.S. Senate Democrats is urging the Commodity Futures Trading Commission to tighten regulation of prediction markets like Polymarket and Kalshi, citing concerns over insider trading and consumer harms. The senators requested guidance to prevent market manipulation and called for reviews of policies to ensure adequate resources for preventing abuse.
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