As crypto and prediction markets expand, their regulator shrinks

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Even as the agency is tasked with drawing up new rules for crypto and prediction markets, its staffing and enforcement actions have dropped precipitously during the second Trump administration.

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  • Reported by NPR Top and published Thu, 08 Oct 2026 09:00:00 UTC.

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