NYT reports Trump-era CFTC put officials on leave amid prediction-market reviews

A New York Times report dated May 24 says Trump appointees at the CFTC placed multiple officials on administrative leave after they raised compliance concerns involving Polymarket, Crypto.com, and a Gemini affiliate. The report also describes the agency dropping at least five crypto-related probes and sharply reducing enforcement actions, while separately suing six states over efforts to restrict prediction markets.