[U.S. CFTC Chairman: Will continue to investigate the prediction market Kalshi] Golden Finance reported that Rostin Behnam, chairman of the U.S. CFTC, said at a financial policy event at the Psaros Center for Financial Markets and Policy at Georgetown University that the agency will still investigate the prediction market Kalshi. He said: "We believe this situation is illegal, and we will continue to stick to this position." Last week, the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission lost the lawsuit against Kalshi's election contract. A federal judge in the District of Columbia Court ruled that the CFTC's ban on Kalshi from listing the U.S. political prediction market exceeded its authority.