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PANews, March 31 — According to The Block, Michael Selig, Chairman of the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission, stated that when assessing which prediction market contracts are susceptible to manipulation, the agency will "largely respect the opinions of various sports leagues." Previously, the National Football League (NFL) sent letters to prediction market platforms such as Kalshi and Polymarket, requesting that they cease offering contracts related to single game outcomes, drafts, injuries, and other contracts that could be manipulated or predetermined, stating that such contracts may induce manipulative behavior. On the legislative front, bipartisan lawmakers have proposed bills aimed at prohibiting federally regulated prediction markets from listing sports-related contracts, and several states have legally challenged the legitimacy of such platforms. Meanwhile, Major League Baseball has chosen a cooperative approach, partnering with Polymarket and signing an information-sharing agreement.

According to the financial report, impacted by a gap in commercial flights caused by the retirement of the first-generation spacecraft VSS Unity, the company's fourth-quarter revenue was only $312,000, lower than analysts’ average expectation of $360,000. The total annual revenue for 2025 dropped to about $2 million. However, on the profit side, results outperformed market expectations: the fourth-quarter net loss significantly narrowed to $63 million, an improvement of about 17% compared to $76 million in the same period of 2024. Diluted earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter showed a loss of $0.98, better than Wall Street's previous forecasted loss range of $1.12 to $1.51.

Golden Ten Data reported on March 31 that the Nikkei 225 Index opened on Tuesday, March 31, down by 447.09 points or 0.86%, at 51,438.76 points.