Kalshi wins temporary pause in Arizona criminal case

Kalshi wins temporary pause in Arizona criminal case

Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes’ case against prediction market Kalshi appears to have hit a snag. The Commodity Futures Trading Commission announced Friday that it has won a temporary restraining order preventing the state from pursuing its criminal case against Kalshi (whose CEO Tarek Mansour is pictured above). “Arizona’s decision to weaponize state criminal law…

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Kalshi’s legal troubles pile up, as Arizona files first ever criminal charges over ‘illegal gambling business’

Kalshi’s legal troubles pile up, as Arizona files first ever criminal charges over ‘illegal gambling business’

Arizona attorney general Kris Mayes has filed criminal charges against prediction market platform Kalshi for allegedly operating an illegal gambling business in the state without a license and for election wagering. The 20-count complaint, filed in Maricopa County court on Tuesday, accuses the company of engaging in unlicensed gambling activities, claiming that the site “accepted…

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Bitcoiners blast Arizona governor’s ‘ignorance’ after Bitcoin bill veto

Bitcoiners blast Arizona governor’s ‘ignorance’ after Bitcoin bill veto

Arizona State Senator and Bitcoin advocate Wendy Rogers said, “Bitcoin doesn’t need Arizona, Arizona needs Bitcoin.” Bitcoiners and United States government officials have criticized Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs’s decision to veto a bill that would have allowed the state to hold Bitcoin as part of its official reserves. “This will age poorly,” Casa co-founder and…

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Bitcoin reserve bills advance in New Hampshire, Florida

Bitcoin reserve bills advance in New Hampshire, Florida

New Hampshire is now the fourth US state to see a Bitcoin reserve bill pass through one legislative chamber, while a Florida House committee has advanced a similar bill. New Hampshire’s House and Florida’s House insurance and banking committee have respectively advanced bills allowing their states to create Bitcoin reserves. New Hampshire’s House passed its…

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#Kentucky governor signs ‘Bitcoin Rights’ bill into law

#Kentucky governor signs ‘Bitcoin Rights’ bill into law

It comes on the same day Oklahoma’s Strategic Bitcoin Reserve Act passed the State House of Representatives, bringing a reserve one step closer to potential enactment. Kentucky governor Andy Beshear has signed a measure known as the “Bitcoin Rights” bill, into law, enshrining protections for crypto users, as two other US states’ Bitcoin reserve legislation…

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