Lawmakers ask CFTC to prevent wildfire prediction contracts
By The Weekly Edge desk ·
Summary
CasinoBeats reported that lawmakers urged the CFTC to stop wildfire trading markets. The report said no wildfire markets had operated since January 2025 and earlier offerings were on Polymarket’s non-US platform outside CFTC oversight.
Why it matters
The request concerns a contract category the report says is absent from current markets.