US SEC review delays first prediction-market ETFs

More than two dozen ETFs tied to elections, recessions, tech layoffs and other real-world events are still awaiting U.S. regulatory clearance. Issuers are trying to turn the rapidly growing prediction-market business into a retail-tradable product, signaling potential expansion in fintech-linked offerings. The article is primarily about product development and the regulatory pipeline rather than an immediate market-moving catalyst.

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More than two dozen ETFs tied to elections, recessions, tech layoffs and other real-world events are still awaiting U.S. regulatory clearance. Issuers are trying to turn the rapidly growing prediction-market business into a retail-tradable product, signaling potential expansion in fintech-linked offerings. The article is primarily about product development and the regulatory pipeline rather than an immediate market-moving catalyst.