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Blockchain.com seeks U.S. approval for prediction markets, crypto derivatives trading
Blockchain.com is seeking CFTC designation and registration to offer U.S. event contracts and cryptocurrency derivatives.
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Why prediction market execs could face an existential threat in Supreme Court
"It's now a foregone conclusion that the Supreme Court will rule on this," said one top industry executive.
Finance
NFL urges Supreme Court to decide who should regulate prediction markets
In a legal brief, the NFL expressed support for prior court rulings favoring state authority to oversee prediction markets.
Finance
NFL urges Supreme Court to rule prediction markets are gambling apps
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Energy
Little relief expected for gas prices ahead of Election Day, according to prediction markets
Gas prices are expected to remain above $4 per gallon on Nov. 3, according to traders on prediction market platform Kalshi.
Finance
NFL Wants Supreme Court To Blow Whistle On Kalshi
The NFL urged the Supreme Court to uphold state gambling laws, arguing that prediction markets like Kalshi threaten game integrity and consumer protections.
Crypto
As crypto and prediction markets expand, their regulator shrinks
Even as the agency is tasked with drawing up new rules for crypto and prediction markets, its staffing and enforcement actions have dropped precipitously durin…
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Chasing 100x tokens is game of 'irrational exuberance,' says Polymarket CEO
Some traders are looking for more predictable prediction market opportunities, rather than playing "hot potato" with the next 100x gem, according to Polymarket…
Finance
Who will win the 2026 Nobel Prize in economics?
A thinly traded prediction market offers a starting point. We explore potential winners and the big ideas that could earn them economics' biggest prize.
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How event contract bundles are boosting volume on prediction markets
Combo contracts are driving volume growth even as they make up a small, albeit consistent, share of transactions.
Finance
Polymarket overhauls smart contracts with new Protocol V2 rollout
Polymarket begins its Protocol V2 rollout ahead of a planned November transition for new prediction markets, while existing positions remain on the current sys…
Energy
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Finance
House Democrat targets candidate prediction market trades after opponent's Kalshi penalty
The bill bans federal candidates from trading prediction market contracts related to their own elections and would result in a fine if violated.
Finance
A Prediction Market About the Past? Sure, Why Not!
As prediction markets surge in popularity, a new platform called Verifact Markets is pushing the concept even further, letting users trade on "disputed facts."
Finance
UK urged to act as Polymarket takes bets on whether HSBC and Lloyds will fail
Revelation comes amid mounting concern over online prediction market's effects on integrity of financial systemUK authorities are being urged to intervene afte…
Finance
Why prediction markets might take a bite out of New York's tax revenue
Why prediction markets might take a bite out of New York's tax revenue
Finance
CFTC seeks to define event contracts as swaps amid prediction market fight
The classification could assist the CFTC's claim that it has exclusive federal jurisdiction over event contracts offered on regulated prediction markets.
Finance
Sydney Sweeney's racy ads help sports betting platform quadruple valuation to $2B
The prediction market took off after the "Euphoria" actress posed fully nude for the company's ads.
Macro
Prediction market traders think the U.S. added more jobs in September than economists estimate
The higher-than-consensus expectations are a bet that the U.S. had another strong month of job growth.
Crypto
Coinbase Ventures and CMCC Global close strategic funding round with trading firm Raven
Raven is an institutional market-maker for prediction markets, generating constant buy and sell orders on contracts.
Finance
Polymarket taps Goldman Sachs veteran Lisa Mantil to attract Wall Street liquidity
Lisa Mantil, after a nearly three-decade run at Goldman, will join the prediction market's team to attract institutional traders.
Finance
Kalshi loses appeal, setting up potential Supreme Court case
The 6th US Circuit Court of Appeals ruled against prediction market Kalshi, siding with Ohio and Tennessee on regulating sports-event contracts under state law…
Finance
Appeals court rules that states can regulate Kalshi's sports prediction markets, dealing another legal blow to platforms
The decision is the second in less than a month by an appeals court that states have a role in regulating sports-related event contracts.
Finance
Kalshi subject to state gambling laws, appeals court finds - major blow to prediction market giant
A US appeals court ruled Friday that Ohio and Tennessee can regulate Kalshi's so-called event contracts under gambling laws, dealing the prediction market gian…
Finance
New York sues Polymarket over alleged illegal gambling business
The action filed by state lawmakers followed a similar lawsuit against prediction markets company Kalshi in July that alleged the platform was running an illeg…
Finance
New York sues Polymarket, accuses company of running illegal gambling operation
New York on Thursday sued Polymarket, accusing the company of running an illegal gambling operation that skirts industry regulations in the latest challenge to…
Finance
Small businesses roll the dice on Kalshi to manage their risks
Hundreds of small businesses are using the prediction market to hedge against a range of business risks, according to Kalshi. Here's how.
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US lawmakers from gaming states urge SCOTUS to take up Kalshi case
The case between New Jersey authorities and a prediction market company, if accepted by the Supreme Court, could result in clarity for state and federal offici…
Finance
CFTC issues warning over risky prediction market 'mention' contracts
The warning comes weeks after the CFTC fined a former White House teleprompter operator who made more than $107,000 trading prediction contracts tied to Presid…
Finance
CFTC says prediction markets' 'mentions' contracts present a higher risk of manipulation
The announcement comes after reports in August that the agency was conducting an internal review into the event contract type.
