NYT: CFTC Officials Who Raised Prediction-Market Concerns Were Sidelined

A New York Times investigation said senior Commodity Futures Trading Commission staff who questioned prediction-market firms such as Polymarket, Crypto.com and a Gemini affiliate were suspended, investigated and ultimately pushed out. The report also said the agency later scaled back crypto enforcement, including dropping at least five crypto investigations and reducing cases from more than 80 under Biden to two under Trump.