Prediction Markets—as Infrastructure? | DC Fintech Week 2026

Prediction markets are becoming more than places to bet on outcomes; they are becoming inputs into how institutions and the wider economy measure probability, price risk, and make decisions. What happens when regulated firms begin to depend on those signals? This panel examines whether prediction markets are becoming part of the financial system's information infrastructure and, if so, what standards of integrity, reliability, and oversight should come with that role. • Moderator: Gabe Rosenberg, Partner, Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP • JB Mackenzie, Vice President and General Manager, Futures and Prediction Markets, Robinhood Markets, Inc. • Brian Quintenz, Director, Kalshi • CJ Hetherington, Chief Executive Officer & Co-Founder, Limitless Labs • Douglas Friedman, Chief Legal Officer, Tradeweb • Yesha Yadav, Professor of Law, Associate Dean, Vanderbilt University Law School