Chinese-born Businessman Chen Zhi Alleged For Operating “Pig Butchering”
Coin Edition 12 Mar 2026
seeks $8.8B Bitcoin seizure, but lawyers dispute link to fraud or laundering. The case may set precedent for cross-border cryptocurrency confiscation amid market swings.
CFTC Opens Consultation on Prediction Markets, Weighs New Rules for Event Contracts
Finance Magnates 12 Mar 2026
... to ban political and sports‑related prediction markets ... It requested input on cost-benefit considerations related to prediction markets and other regulatory issues.Division of Market Oversight Issues Advisory to ExchangesSeparately, the CFTC’s Division of Market Oversight issued an advisory addressing the listing of event contracts on exchanges.

