Commodity Futures Trading Commission

Aug 31, 2026 UTC· 1 event in window

The CFTC had no direct enforcement actions this period, but a new insider trading incident emerged in the prediction market space it oversees. Kalshi fined and permanently banned former Congressman George Santos for betting on his own attendance at Trump's State of the Union address using non-public information. This follows the prior period's theme of insider trading enforcement in prediction markets, though this action was taken by the platform rather than the regulator.

Aug 30, 2026 UTC· 1 event in window

The CFTC took a concrete enforcement action this period. It fined a former White House teleprompter operator $172,000 for insider trading on the Kalshi political prediction market using non-public information. The move signals the CFTC's extension of insider trading enforcement into emerging prediction markets.

Aug 23, 2026 UTC· 1 event in window

No new regulatory or enforcement actions directly involving the CFTC emerged during this period. The sole matched event covers a sharp crypto market move driven by fiscal policy and political signals, with no mention of CFTC involvement or stance.

Aug 5, 2026 UTC· 1 event in window

The CFTC joined a multi-agency enforcement action against UBS for anti-money laundering failures. The penalty is part of a combined $153 million fine with FinCEN, FINRA, and the SEC, with the CFTC's portion addressing UBS's failure to monitor high-risk foreign currency wires between 2019 and 2023.