New York and Illinois moved this week to block state employees from using prediction markets, citing a surge in insider trading risks. Governor Kathy Hochul signed an executive order on April 22, 2026, following Illinois Governor JB Pritzker’s similar action just days earlier. The orders aim to stop public officials from profiting on non-public information. […]
California Governor Gavin Newsom enacted a sweeping executive order on March 27, 2026, directly prohibiting state political appointees and their close associates from using confidential government information to profit on prediction markets, marking a significant escalation in national efforts to curb political insider betting. California’s Executive Order on Prediction Market Insider Trading Governor Gavin Newsom’s […]
Washington, D.C., May 2025: A significant conflict of interest allegation now targets a top U.S. law enforcement official. Six U.S. senators have formally questioned Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche, demanding he explain his personal cryptocurrency investments. They claim these holdings created a direct conflict of interest when he ordered the Department of Justice (DOJ) to […]
© Copyright 2026 [sc name="site-link"]
