Senate Democrats push ban on prediction market bets tied to war and death
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Wednesday, 11 March 2026·Source: CoinDesk·US·corporate
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What happened: One Senate Democrat's bill would write the prohibition into federal law even as the CFTC shifts toward a more permissive stance on event contracts.
Cross-source context: The Block highlights the bill comes as the CFTC reviews its approach to event-based prediction markets, preparing new guidance to clarify how they should operate. Decrypt highlights the DEATH BETS Act would prohibit CFTC-registered exchanges from listing contracts tied to terrorism, assassination, war, or death. Decrypt highlights democratic lawmakers introduced legislation prohibiting prediction markets that hinge on government action or pre-determined outcomes.
What to watch next: movement around prediction, democrats.
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Topic "war" detected in article text via keyword matching.
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Senate Democrats' bill would write the prohibition into federal law even as the CFTC shifts toward a more permissive stance on event contracts.
Congressional Democrats are demanding transparency in the form of public hearings from Trump administration officials on the timeline and objectives of the war in Iran.
Democratic Senator Adam Schiff introduced a bill to ban prediction markets related to war, death and terrorism amid escalating insider trading concerns related to military operations.
One Senate Democrat's bill would write the prohibition into federal law even as the CFTC shifts toward a more permissive stance on event contracts.
Congressional Democrats are demanding transparency in the form of public hearings from Trump administration officials on the timeline and objectives of the war in Iran.
Democratic Senator Adam Schiff introduced a bill to ban prediction markets related to war, death and terrorism amid escalating insider trading concerns related to military operations.
Congressional Democrats are demanding transparency in the form of public hearings from Trump administration officials on the timeline and objectives of the war in Iran.
Democratic Senator Adam Schiff introduced a bill to ban prediction markets related to war, death and terrorism amid escalating insider trading concerns related to military operations.
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