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# MLB-CFTC MOU

Memorandum of Understanding between Major League Baseball and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, signed March 19, 2026.

## Overview

First MOU between a professional sports league and the CFTC, establishing a framework for cooperation on prediction market integrity.

## Significance

Creates institutional infrastructure for sports league integration into prediction market oversight. This regulatory integration is specific to sports markets and has no parallel for governance markets, where no external league or governing body exists to partner with regulators.

## Timeline

- **2026-03-19** — MLB-CFTC MOU signed, establishing first sports league-CFTC cooperation framework for prediction market integrity

## Sources

- Norton Rose Fulbright, "Prediction Markets at a Crossroads," April 30, 2026