TLDR Fintech · MISCELLANEOUS
JUDGE BLOCKS MINNESOTA BAN ON PREDICTION MARKETS
Summary from the TLDR Fintech newsletter
A federal judge temporarily blocked Minnesota's prediction-market ban, allowing Kalshi and Polymarket to keep operating while the court considers whether federal commodities law preempts state restrictions. The ruling favors federal oversight for qualifying event contracts, but the judge warned that some contracts may not legally count as swaps and could still face narrower state enforcement.