Fliff launched its Superstars peer-to-peer fantasy game in 11 US states and plans to expand into more states, chief executive Matt Ricci said. The company also intends to seek daily fantasy sports licences in states where the activity is regulated.
The planned licence applications could extend Fliff’s fantasy sports operations into regulated US markets.
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The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission designated Sporttrade DCM LLC as a designated contract market on 30 October 2026 and registered Sporttrade DCO LLC as a derivatives clearing organisation on 16 October 2026. Sporttrade said the registrations enable its exchange and clearing operations, while its phased rollout has no announced launch date.
Sporttrade obtained US Commodity Futures Trading Commission registrations covering both its exchange and its clearing business. On October 30, 2026, the CFTC named Sporttrade DCM LLC a Designated Contract Market. Sporttrade DCO LLC became a Derivatives Clearing Organization on October 16, 2026.
Sporttrade announced that it received Designated Contract Market and Derivatives Clearing Organization registrations from the CFTC on Tuesday. The company plans to introduce exchange and clearing services in phases, initially serving selected flow and liquidity providers; Fliff plans to route trades through the exchange if it receives regulatory approval.
It was reported that Fliff and Onyx Odds are seeking futures commission merchant registration. The social sportsbooks are exploring the federal derivatives framework as regulatory pressure increases on US sweepstakes gaming.
It was reported that Fliff sought Futures Commission Merchant registration in preparation for a prediction-market launch. If approved, Fliff could form a partnership with an exchange registered as a Designated Contract Market.
Utah has summoned Kalshi co-founders Tarek Mansour and Luana Lopes Lara to appear in Salt Lake City on 4 December over 14 criminal charges filed by the state’s attorney general. Separately, the CFTC approved Sporttrade as a designated contract market, following its derivatives clearing organisation approval in mid-October; Sporttrade said it is onboarding brokers including Fliff.
Tarek Mansour, who serves as chief executive, and Luana Lopes Lara, the chief operating officer, are the co-founders of Kalshi facing 14 criminal charges in Utah state court. The state's attorney general, Derek Brown, brought 13 felony counts plus a single misdemeanor against the company in a late-October filing that also identified Mansour and Lara as co-defendants. An initial arraignment in Salt Lake City is scheduled for 4 December. Daniel Wallach wrote in a post that the company must "personally appear" at 8:30 a.m. that day before Salt Lake City's Third District Court.