Democrats push ‘Death Bets Act’ to ban prediction markets tied to war and fatalities
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Wednesday, 11 March 2026·Source: The Block·US·corporate
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What happened: The bill comes as the CFTC reviews its approach to event-based prediction markets, preparing new guidance to clarify how they should operate.
Cross-source context: Decrypt highlights the DEATH BETS Act would prohibit CFTC-registered exchanges from listing contracts tied to terrorism, assassination, war, or death. r/CryptoCurrency highlights adam Schiff Introduces Bill to Ban War and Death Bets on Prediction Markets | Cryip
What to watch next: movement around prediction, fatalities.
Market Impact
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Topic "war" detected in article text via keyword matching.
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Topic "economy" detected in article text via keyword matching.
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Original Source Text
Verbatim descriptions from source feeds — unedited, as received
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The bill comes as the CFTC reviews its approach to event-based prediction markets, preparing new guidance to clarify how they should operate.
The BETS OFF Act from two Democratic lawmakers came in response to several “highly unusual bets” on the US-Israel conflict with Iran, suggesting insider information.
Potential indicators of prior-knowledge bets on U.S. military action spurred Democrats from the Senate and House of Representatives to introduce a new bill.
The BETS OFF Act from two Democratic lawmakers came in response to several “highly unusual bets” on the US-Israel conflict with Iran, suggesting insider information.
Potential indicators of prior-knowledge bets on U.S. military action spurred Democrats from the Senate and House of Representatives to introduce a new bill.
The BETS OFF Act from two Democratic lawmakers came in response to several “highly unusual bets” on the US-Israel conflict with Iran, suggesting insider information.
Potential indicators of prior-knowledge bets on U.S. military action spurred Democrats from the Senate and House of Representatives to introduce a new bill.
Commodity Futures Trading Commission chief Michael Selig updated his progress on guidance for DeFi developers, crypto derivatives and prediction markets.
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.
