Gemini Launches Predictions Market Nationwide After CFTC Approval

Published at 2025-12-15 21:00:47

Gemini has rolled out Gemini Predictions to traders across all 50 states following the Commodity Futures Trading Commission's approval last Wednesday to designate Gemini as a Designated Contract Market. The live launch gives U.S. users access to a regulated platform for event-driven contracts, expanding the firm’s product set beyond spot trading and custody.

The CFTC nod is significant because it brings formal oversight and a compliance framework to a market segment often associated with unregulated platforms. For traders, this could mean greater confidence, clearer rules on market conduct, and potentially deeper liquidity and price discovery in prediction-style contracts. Market participants will be watching adoption and how regulators, venues, and users respond as the product scales nationwide.

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