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  "id": 13160331,
  "title": "Blockchain.com seeks CFTC approval to offer event contracts and cryptocurrency derivatives in the US; it already offers some prediction markets internationally (Davis Giangiulio/CNBC)",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/blockchain-com-seeks-cftc-approval-to-offer-event-contracts-and",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-10-09T16:55:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Techmeme",
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    "url": "https://www.cnbc.com/2026/10/09/blockchain-com-cftc-prediction-markets.html"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Blockchain.com has applied for approval from the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) to offer event contracts and cryptocurrency derivatives in the US. According to Cointelegraph, the company has filed for two licenses, a designated contract market (DCM) license and a futures commission merchant (FCM) registration.\n\nThese licenses would allow Blockchain.com to operate as a futures exchange for event contracts and a broker for derivatives contracts, respectively. The company already offers some prediction markets internationally and has announced plans to partner with Polymarket for a prediction markets integration on its app.\n\nThe CFTC license would enable Blockchain.com to offer its own marketplace with event contracts. The issue of oversight and enforcement of prediction market platforms is currently being contested in US courts, with several state-level authorities having lawsuits pending against companies for alleged violations of laws.",
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        "outlet": "CNBC",
        "title": "Blockchain.com seeks U.S. approval for prediction markets, crypto derivatives trading",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/blockchain-com-seeks-u-s-approval-for-prediction-markets-crypto",
        "published": "2026-10-09T12:01:26.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Quartz",
        "title": "Blockchain.com is seeking CFTC licenses to offer prediction markets and crypto derivatives in the U.S.",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/blockchain-com-is-seeking-cftc-licenses-to-offer-prediction-markets",
        "published": "2026-10-09T12:50:22.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "The Block",
        "title": "Blockchain.com seeks CFTC greenlight for US prediction markets, crypto derivatives trading: CNBC",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/blockchain-com-seeks-cftc-greenlight-for-us-prediction-markets-crypto",
        "published": "2026-10-09T16:05:22.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Cointelegraph",
        "title": "Blockchain.com pursues CFTC approval for prediction markets: CNBC",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/blockchain-com-pursues-cftc-approval-for-prediction-markets-cnbc",
        "published": "2026-10-09T16:22:45.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Decrypt",
        "title": "Blockchain.com Seeks Approval for US Prediction Markets and Crypto Derivatives",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/blockchain-com-seeks-approval-for-us-prediction-markets-and-crypto",
        "published": "2026-10-09T18:06:03.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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