New York Attorney General Letitia James sues Coinbase and Gemini, claiming their prediction markets violate state laws against illegal gambling (Jonathan Stempel/Reuters)
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NY’s AG framing prediction markets at Coinbase and Gemini as illegal gambling is a line in the sand — “financial product” vs “betting” is now a courtroom question. If you’re building on crypto rails, assume state-by-state fragmentation of what’s legally tradable, not a uniform national regime.
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