---
type: entity
entity_type: organization
name: MLB-CFTC Memorandum of Understanding
founded: 2026-03-19
domain: internet-finance
status: active
tags: [prediction-markets, sports-betting, insider-trading, regulatory-framework, cftc, mlb]
---

# MLB-CFTC Memorandum of Understanding

First memorandum of understanding between a professional sports league (Major League Baseball) and the CFTC, establishing framework for cooperation on prediction market integrity.

## Timeline

- **2026-03-19** — MLB and CFTC sign first-of-its-kind MOU creating framework for cooperation on prediction market integrity, insider trading monitoring, and information sharing

## Significance

The MLB-CFTC MOU represents the first formal integration of a professional sports league into CFTC prediction market oversight infrastructure. This creates a precedent for sports league involvement in market surveillance and insider trading enforcement that is structurally impossible for governance markets (no sports league equivalent exists for DAO governance).

The MOU signals CFTC's enforcement focus on sports contracts specifically, creating another layer of regulatory distinction between sports prediction markets and governance/decision markets.

## Related Entities

- [[cftc]]
- [[kalshi]]
- [[polymarket]]