Cryptocurrency29 May 2026SEO 801 min read

Analysis: Kalshi follows CFTC in suing Minnesota over law criminalizing prediction markets

The Governor of Minnesota signed into law a measure that, starting Aug. 1, makes it a crime to advertise and operate prediction market platforms across the sta…

The Governor of Minnesota signed into law a measure that, starting Aug. 1, makes it a crime to advertise and operate prediction market platforms across the state. Prediction market platform Kalshi sued Minnesota in federal court to block a new state law that would criminalize operating, hosting or promoting such markets beginning Aug. 1. Kalshi argues the law is unconstitutional, saying it intrudes on the CFTC’s exclusive federal authority under the Commodity Exchange Act and unlawfully restric…

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