Prediction Markets and SCOTUS: The Case That Could Change Everything


CFTC Wins Ninth Circuit Remand on Monex Fraud Claims The Ninth Circuit just handed the Commodity Futures Trading Commission a partial victory that could reshape how leveraged crypto and precious-metals dealers are policed. By reversing a lower-court dismissal, the panel ruled that the CFTC can pursue fraud claims against Monex even when customers technically “own”…
GRAYSCALE WINS, SEC LOSES IN BITCOIN ETF FIGHT The D.C. Circuit just handed Grayscale a stunning victory, ordering the SEC to reconsider its rejection of the firm’s spot Bitcoin ETF. The ruling says the Commission failed to explain why a Bitcoin futures ETF can trade while a spot product cannot—an inconsistency that now threatens the…
CFTC Wins Again: Court Affirms Broad Commodity Authority Over Crypto The Seventh Circuit just handed the CFTC a decisive win, ruling that it has statutory authority to regulate leveraged crypto trading even when the tokens themselves are not yet deemed commodities. James Donelson’s appeal failed, confirming that the agency can pursue fraud and manipulation claims…
Google and OpenAI Debut Super Fast AI Models—Gemini 3.7 Flash Is Out, But GPT-5.6 Sol Ultrafast Is Invite-Only Google and OpenAI have each introduced new “ultrafast” AI model offerings, highlighting how leading AI developers are increasingly competing on speed and access as much as on raw capability. Google’s Gemini 3.7 Flash has been released publicly,…
COURT SLAMS COINBASE, HANDS SEC MORE POWER OVER CRYPTO The Third Circuit just rejected Coinbase’s bid to force the SEC to write clear crypto rules, handing the agency a quiet but potent victory that keeps digital assets in regulatory limbo. By letting the Commission continue its case-by-case enforcement approach, the court signaled that exchanges and…
Largest Philippines Crypto Exchange, Coins.ph, Said to Face Central Bank Regulatory Action Coins.ph, described as the largest cryptocurrency exchange in the Philippines, is said to be facing regulatory action from the country’s central bank. The information available does not specify the nature of the alleged action, the regulatory issues involved, or whether the central bank…