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That's farcical on its face.

Predictions aren't swaps as defined by federal law. If they were, the term "swap" would be so broad that every transaction and exchange of value in the world would be within the CFTC's jurisdiction, excluding those the CEA gives to the SEC.

The only reason the prediction market hasn't already been shut down is because multiple members of the president's family are heavily invested in the industry.

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