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Crypto.com and Novig Sue Missouri Over Sports Event Contracts

Two platforms are taking Missouri to court over its cease-and-desist orders, while Kalshi, Polymarket, Robinhood and Underdog haven't filed suits there so far.

Priya Nair

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Crypto.com and Novig Sue Missouri Over Sports Event Contracts
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Key takeaways

  • Crypto.com and Novig have sued Missouri over sports event contracts.
  • Kalshi, Polymarket, Robinhood and Underdog also received cease-and-desist orders.
  • Court records show those four haven't filed suits in Missouri.
  • The split shows platforms taking different legal approaches to the same state action.

Crypto.com and Novig have sued the state of Missouri over its push against sports event contracts. The other companies on the state's list? They haven't followed.

Who sued, and who didn't

Court records show Kalshi, Polymarket, Robinhood and Underdog all got cease-and-desist orders too. None of the four has filed a lawsuit in Missouri. That's the part worth noticing. Same state, same kind of order, different responses.

Why are they holding back? The records don't say, and I'm not going to guess at their reasoning. Maybe they're weighing other options. Maybe they're just waiting. The source material also gives no detail on the specific claims Crypto.com and Novig are making, so I can't tell you what their arguments look like.

Why it matters

If you trade sports event contracts on any of these platforms, Missouri is now a live test of how far a state can go in shutting them down. Two companies are carrying the legal fight for now. What happens to them could shape access for everyone else, including users of the platforms that stayed out of court. So keep an eye on Kalshi, Polymarket, Robinhood and Underdog. Do they join in, or let the first two take the risk?

Source: The Block

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Priya Nair

Priya covers the AI side of crypto — agent tokens, decentralised compute and where the two industries actually meet.

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