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Market prediction platform, Kalshi, has launched an index to evaluate the political power equilibrium in Washington on Thursday. This index, known as the Kalshi American Power Index (KPOW), aims to offer an in-depth perspective on the current political power dynamics and potential shifts. It...

Alt: Arthur Hayes Opposes Insider Trading Restrictions In Prediction Markets, Says ‘Data Deserves To Be Free’ And Prices Should Reflect ‘All Possible Information’ Arthur Hayes, Chief Investment Officer at Maelstrom Fund, weighed in on the insider trading debate in prediction...

The reopening of the Strait of Hormuz is key to crude oil prices, as the waterway, which is 24 miles wide at its narrowest point, is responsible for over a fifth of the global crude oil supply chain. Here’s when the Strait would reopen, according to bettors on Polymarket and Kalshi....

A group touting itself as a “nonpartisan” prediction market watchdog launched an ad campaign targeting Kalshi on Wednesday, calling for greater accountability in how the federally-regulated platform operates. A Counter To Kalshi’s Ad Campaign? FairPredicts launched the campaign...

Sen. Elissa Slotkin (D-Mich.) introduced an amendment on Tuesday to prevent insider trading by any U.S. government official on prediction markets. Slotkin Raises Alarm Over Polymarket War Bets In an X post, Slotkin pointed to traders placing perfectly-timed bets linked to U.S. military...

Prediction markets may be shedding their niche reputation and evolving into a serious Wall Street product. “Continued institutional adoption" and integrations with established financial platforms signal prediction markets are becoming "part of modern market infrastructure,” Kalshi...

FairPredicts, a newly formed self-described nonpartisan calling itself a prediction market “watchdog,” is running a six-figure digital and billboard ad campaign in Washington, D.C., timed to a Senate Commerce Committee hearing Wednesday on gambling and prediction market expansion....

Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) has criticized President Donald Trump as higher gas prices at the pump continue to affect ordinary Americans, with bettors on Prediction Markets putting their money on prices surging even higher. Lower Gas Prices In a post on X on Monday, Newsom’s official press...

Rep. Thomas Massie may not be a hot favourite to win Kentucky’s primary on prediction markets, but Former Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene said on Monday that a bet on him offers “solid value.” Greene Bats For Massie’s Win Despite Overwhelming Odds Polygon (CRYPTO: POL)-...

Cathie Wood's ARK Invest has reinforced its conviction in prediction markets by backing Kalshi's massive new funding round. ARK Invest Backs Kalshi's $1 Billion Series F Prediction market platform Kalshi last week secured $1 billion in Series F financing at a $22 billion valuation, with Coatue...

The rise of prediction markets such as Kalshi and Polymarket could be digging into market share of online sports betting companies DraftKings Inc (NASDAQ:DKNG) and Flutter Entertainment (NYSE:FLUT). Prediction markets allow wagers on almost every possible sport. When it comes to the annual Kentucky...

The Senate unanimously passed on Thursday a resolution introduced by Sen. Bernie Moreno (R-Ohio) that bans Senators, Officers, and staff from participating in prediction markets. Senate Says No To Prediction Market Wagering The Senate agreed to pass the resolution “...

Investors are bracing for arguably one of the most pivotal days of earnings season on Wednesday, with four of the “Magnificent Seven” giants set to report after market close. Activity on prediction markets, consequently, has intensified. Who’s Beating Earnings? Microsoft Corp...

Satoshi Nakamoto's massive Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) stash has long been dormant, and prediction markets suggest that the status quo will hold through 2026 Punters Bet Dormancy To Continue Odds that Bitcoin’s mysterious creator moves their BTC at any time this year stood at only 9% on Polygon (...

Prediction market giant Polymarket is exploring a capital raise, valuing it at around $15 billion, according to a report published Sunday. New Funding Secured? The cryptocurrency-based platform is in talks to raise $400 million in new funding, The Information reported, citing sources familiar...