1 day ago

$9.4B Weekend Reshapes Prediction Markets—Who Is Gaining Ground?

TLDR Prediction markets recorded more than $9.4 billion in weekend notional trading volume. Kalshi led with $7.13 billion, with fo...

1 week ago

U.S. CFTC seeks event contract definitions that may defy states' gambling claim...

As it battles with states over prediction markets, the CFTC sent two related rules on swaps definitions for White House review.

1 week ago

Polymarket Trader Who Made $120K on Iran Strike Bet Returns With Trump AI Wager

TLDR: Polymarket trader Dicedicedice returned after six months, following a $119,964 profit on an Iran strike wager. Six wallets e...

1 week ago

Another appeals court rules against prediction market provider Kalshi, says spor...

A Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals panel ruled that prediction markets' sports-related events contracts are not swaps, and therefore...

Sep 23, 2026

U.S. regulator warns about cheating risks in 'mention markets' on prediction pla...

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission issued a new advisory to flag the unique dangers of markets based on individuals' behavio...

Sep 22, 2026

Bitcoin, ether perpetual volumes on Kalshi are dominated by an unusual, repetiti...

CoinDesk found one $5,499 trade size accounting for 57% of sampled ether-perpetual volume, while recurring $2,500 and $5,000 trade...

Sep 20, 2026

Polymarket’s $10M Fraud Attempt Puts Its Rapid U.S. Growth Under Scrutiny

TLDR: Polymarket faced at least $10M in stolen-card fraud, testing safeguards behind its rapid U.S. expansion. Checkout.com reject...

Sep 14, 2026

Clarity Act odds surge on prediction markets, but crypto bill still faces long r...

Kalshi and Polymarket bettors sharply raised the chances of U.S. crypto market structure legislation advancing, with Tuesday's Sen...

Sep 11, 2026

Robinhood Crypto Trading Volume Jumps 61% to $17.5B in August

TLDR: Robinhood crypto trading volume rose 61% to $17.5 billion in August. However, total activity stayed 38% below August 2025 le...

Sep 10, 2026

Europe’s top regulator questions Polymarket and Kalshi’s EU access, warns of aut...

ESMA said that event contracts may fall under existing EU binary-options bans, crypto-asset frameworks like MiCA or national gambl...