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CFTC Warns On Prediction Market Incentive Self-Certifications

The CFTC issued an advisory warning that volume-based incentive programs in prediction markets may create wash trading and manipulation risks. Event-contract venues will need stronger market surveillance and incentive governance before launch or amendment filings.

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APAC FINSTAB analysis

Although this is outside core APAC, it is relevant because global market-structure, enforcement, and stablecoin precedents often shape licensing expectations for APAC exchanges, issuers, custodians, and DeFi teams. Named institutions or platforms: CFTC. Teams should monitor the original source, map the change to licensing, custody, disclosure, and market-access obligations, and update their jurisdiction playbooks before the next compliance review.

Compliance read-through: map this event to entity licensing, market-access, custody, disclosure, token listing, and operational-risk obligations before expanding or marketing in the affected jurisdiction.

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SEC And CFTC Move Ahead On Market Structure After Clarity Act Failure

Legal analysis of the post-CLARITY Act period notes that the SEC and CFTC are using exemptions, interpretations and no-action relief to define tokenized stock trading and passive derivatives software boundaries. The shift keeps market-structure policy moving even without a completed statute.

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