The Ninth Circuit has dealt Kalshi one of its biggest legal losses yet, ruling that the platform’s sports-event contracts are sports bets—not swaps protected by the Commodity Exchange Act. The decision lets Nevada enforce …
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Polymarket US Files AI Compute Contracts as CFTC Seeks Standards for Emerging ‘Digital Oil’ Market
by adminby adminThe CFTC is seeking public comment on how AI compute derivatives should be listed and overseen, including questions around liquidity, benchmark reliability, manipulation and customer protections, as Kalshi, CME, ICE, Polymarket US and Liquid …
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Kalshi Ordered to Halt Most Washington Event Contracts Under Sweeping Injunction
by adminby adminA Washington court order calls for Kalshi to block contracts tied to sports, elections, politics, entertainment, culture, technology, science and mentions, with GeoComply geofencing required by Sept. 2 Kalshi must halt most of its …
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Crypto hacks hit a record count but the biggest threat isn’t smart contracts
by adminby adminCrypto hack counts just set a record. The warning in TRM Labs’ latest data is where the money is actually being lost. In its H1 2026 crypto hack review, TRM Labs said attackers carried …
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Arizona Judge Blocks Gambling Enforcement Against Kalshi Contracts
by adminby adminA federal judge in Arizona has temporarily barred state officials from enforcing gambling laws against Kalshi, siding with the CFTC. A federal judge in Arizona has temporarily barred state officials from enforcing gambling laws …
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Bitcoin, ether volatility trading gets easier with Polymarket’s new Volmex contracts
by adminby adminDecentralized betting platform Polymarket has listed contracts tied to Volmex’s bitcoin BTC$88,345.89 and ether ETH$2,937.18 volatility indices, opening the door for anyone to wager on market swings this year. The two contracts, “What will …
A recently-discovered ransomware dubbed “DeadLock” is stealthily exploiting Polygon smart contracts to rotate and distribute proxy addresses, say researchers at cybersecurity firm Group-IB. The company reported on Thursday that the DeadLock ransomware, first discovered …
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CT3 Announces Dedicated Storage Contracts To Expand Decentralized Storage Infrastructure
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London, United Kingdom, July 15th, 2026, Chainwire CT3 today announced the transition of its decentralized storage infrastructure to a dedicated Storage Contracts model designed to support continued platform growth, improve infrastructure scalability, and expand …
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CFTC Launches Prediction Market Rulemaking, Issues Guidance Sports Contracts
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The CFTC opened a 45-day comment period on prediction market regulation and reinforced exchanges’ role in policing event contracts The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) on Thursday took its most significant step yet toward …
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Smart Legal Contracts and Computable Law: The Rise of Lex Cryptographia
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The digital transformation of the traditional legal systems is accelerating. Well, it is driven by the introduction of blockchain or Web3, the same technology that has revolutionized some major industries like finance and healthcare. …
