The publication claims that Caroline Pham (former acting chair) and Bridget Veils (legal counsel) helped them obtain approvals outside standard procedures. They allegedly weakened supervision to avoid additional checks. NYT cites documents and interviews with more than 30 employees. One of them stated: we learned the lesson—not to create problems for the industry. Polymarket, Crypto.com, and the Gemini subsidiary—Gemini Titan—required CFTC approval to establish prediction markets. Polymarket received investments from 1789 Capital, which is partially owned by Donald Trump Jr., who is also an unpaid advisor to the company. Crypto.com is a business partner of Trump Media for launching "Truth Predict" on Truth Social. The founders of Gemini, Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss, support American Bitcoin, co-founded by Eric Trump. They are also major donors to Trump. After leaving CFTC, Veils moved to Gemini Titan.