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Two Democratic lawmakers introduced legislation on Tuesday to ban prediction market contracts tied to war, death, and assassination, even as the CFTC announced plans to expand the regulatory framework governing the sector. Rep. Mike Levin (CA-49) and Sen. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) unveiled the Discouraging Exploitative Assassination, Tragedy, and Harm Betting in Event Trading Systems Act, or the DEATH BETS Act. The bicameral bill seeks to amend the Commodity Exchange Act to explicitly prohibit any...