CFTC Fines Unregistered Smart Contracts Platform for Enabling Events-Based Binary Options Trading | Practical Law
The CFTC filed and settled charges against Blockratize Inc. d/b/a Polymarket for offering off-exchange binary options trading to US customers, who placed bets on certain enumerated future events, without registering with the CFTC as a swap execution facility (SEF) or designated contract market (DCM).