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title: "Judge says CFTC exceeded its authority halting Kalshi election bets"
url: https://diffcoin.com/judge-says-cftc-exceeded-its-authority-halting-kalshi-election-bets/
description: "According to Judge Jia Cobb, having Kalshi offer contracts on “whether a chamber of Congress will be controlled by a specific party in a given term” was…"
published: 2024-09-12
updated: 2024-09-12
author: "Mila"
site: "Diffcoin"
---

# Judge says CFTC exceeded its authority halting Kalshi election bets

According to Judge Jia Cobb, having Kalshi offer contracts on “whether a chamber of Congress will be controlled by a specific party in a given term” was not unlawful.

[Source link](https://cointelegraph.com/news/judge-allows-kalshi-to-list-us-elections-bets?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound)