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CFTC to rescind warning, may assert jurisdiction in Kalshi and Polymarket fights — I.insider.com

CFTC to rescind warning, may assert jurisdiction in Kalshi and Polymarket fights

CFTC chair Michael Selig said Thursday the agency will rescind warnings to prediction‑market operators and signaled it may fight state regulators that are trying to stop them. He told reporters the commission would yank a 2025 memo by senior staffers that advised platforms to have backup plans if courts

CFTC chair appoints two senior advisers with crypto experience — Images.cointelegraph.com

CFTC chair appoints two senior advisers with crypto experience

CFTC Chair Michael Selig named two senior advisers in a Tuesday notice, including Michael Passalacqua, a former associate at law firm Simpson Thacher & Bartlett. Selig said Passalacqua has experience litigating crypto and blockchain cases and cited his work on "financial regulatory matters involving crypto assets and blockchain technologies.