Tag: CFTC
Eventus wins surveillance mandate at fast-growing Rothera
Rothera, the US-based event contract exchange regulated by the CFTC, has gone live with the Validus platform from trade surveillance specialist Eventus to monitor...
Eventus surveillance backs Novig’s CFTC debut
Novig, a US-based sports prediction market, has deployed the Eventus Validus platform as its trade surveillance solution, working with Eventus, a provider of trade...
Prediction markets expose firms’ compliance blind spots
For most financial services firms, the regulatory debate around prediction markets has centred on classification: do these instruments fall under securities law, commodities regulation,...
Prediction markets are now a compliance problem
Something significant happened at NYU Law School on 31 March 2026. David I. Miller, the newly appointed director of enforcement at the Commodity Futures...
Closing the gap: Theta Lake’s reconciliation tools
Regulatory compliance in financial services is built on a single, non-negotiable principle: the completeness and accuracy of records. Across global markets, a dense patchwork...
US prediction markets: Risks and regulation ahead
If 2025 marked the breakout year for prediction markets, 2026 is shaping up to be the year of regulatory reckoning. What began as a...
CFTC updates no-action relief on payment stablecoins
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has reissued CFTC Staff Letter 25-40, introducing a targeted but significant update to the definition of a “payment...
Prediction markets and the growing challenge of jurisdiction
As prediction markets continue to move from niche experimentation into mainstream financial discourse, they are creating a new set of challenges for regulators and...
The new urgency behind reconciliation in compliance
Reconciliation has become one of the most important components of compliance, particularly as regulated firms face more complex communication environments and increasing regulatory scrutiny.
The...
The rise of prediction markets in FinTech
Prediction markets, also known as event derivatives or binary bets, are becoming increasingly popular among traders.
Devexperts, which develops software for capital markets firms, recently...










