Submits comment letter to CFTC Innovation Advisory Committee on market structure and competitive price formation
NEW YORK, Aug. 20, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- ProphetX, America's first federally regulated sports-native prediction market, today announced that Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder Dean Sisun submitted a comment letter to the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) in connection with the August 20 meeting of the Innovation Advisory Committee.
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