Prediction markets show slide in ballot measure odds

California Governor Gavin Newsom speaks during the Munich Security Conference (MSC) in Munich, Germany, February 13, 2026. Liesa Johannssen | Reuters Chances that a proposed billionaire tax will appear on California’s ballot dropped from 88% to 35.5% over the last week on prediction markets platform Kalshi. The plunge arrives on the heels of reports from…

Read More

CFTC chair Selig defends decision to approve ‘perps’ in U.S.

Commodity Futures Trading Commission chair Michael Selig weighed into the perpetual futures debate in a Monday appearance on CNBC’s “Fast Money,” defending his agency’s decision to approve the asset domestically. Selig said that incumbents will always fear the future, but that the commission is looking to onshore products that are being developed internationally to ensure…

Read More