【BitTuishi】US regulators continue to welcome prediction markets. Derivatives trading clearing platform Bitnomial just received a CFTC "no-action letter" on January 8, which means they can legally operate prediction contracts with digital asset prices and macroeconomic indicators as investment targets. Users can participate in such contracts through exchanges and clearinghouses, enabling them to predict cryptocurrency market trends and hedge macroeconomic risks.
This is not an isolated case. Polymarket, PredictIt, LedgerX, DraftKings, Gemini — these institutions have all obtained similar licenses one after another. The consistent approval timeline indicates that the United States is taking concrete action to support the development of compliant prediction markets.
However, it should be clarified that although CFTC Chair Mike Selig completed this approval during his tenure, the "no-action letter" is essentially only a staff