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Over a hundred million people will likely tune in to watch the Seattle Seahawks and New England Patriots in Super Bowl LX on Sunday, Feb. 8. While people will be able to bet on the game and place wagers on prediction markets, these two areas are getting different treatment by the National Football...

Cryptocurrency punters sharply lowered the odds of the federal government shutdown on Saturday after President Donald Trump announced a bipartisan deal between Republicans and Democrats. Traders Shift Shutdown Bets Polymarket traders priced in a 59% chance of a government shutdown,...

The battle between prediction markets and sports betting companies could see changing of market share positions and/or could bring new users to the space. A sports betting expert tells Benzinga there are plenty of ways that sportsbooks can still win in the market. • Roundhill Sports Betting...

Hedge funds are beginning to utilize data from prediction markets to shape their investment strategies. Historically, hedge funds have been reluctant to engage with prediction markets due to the challenges associated with trading on platforms like Kalshi and Polymarket. These platforms...

Online prediction markets are experiencing a significant increase in bettors who are making considerable gains by betting against the ambitious, yet often unfulfilled, plans of Elon Musk. Bettors on prediction market platforms like Kalshi and Polymarket are earning tens of...

Prediction markets are signaling a potential break with Federal Reserve tradition as BlackRock Inc. (NYSE:BLK) executive Rick Rieder jumps to the front of the race to become President Donald Trump's nominee for Fed chair. Polymarket Odds Point To New Front-Runner Bets on prediction site Polymarket...

Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) founder Jeff Bezos has a viral claim from New York-based prediction market platform Polymarket, which stated he advised Gen Z entrepreneurs to start their careers at McDonald’s Corp. (NYSE:MCD) or Palantir Technologies Inc. (NYSE:PLTR) before launching their own...

A newcomer to Polymarket has invested over $100,000 on the chance that President Donald Trump will acquire Greenland this year. Unusual Betting Patterns? The account, ironically titled GamblingRuinsLives, was created on Sunday evening and spent over $53,000 buying “Yes” shares. They...

The probability that the U.S. takes control of Greenland this year has spiked on prediction markets as President Donald Trump intensifies push to annex the world's largest island. Will Trump's Greenland Plans Succeed? Odds in favor of the contract titled "Will Trump acquire Greenland before 2027?"...

Cryptocurrency prediction market sees low odds that the Supreme Court will rule in favor of President Donald Trump's tariffs, with a decision anticipated on Wednesday. What Are The Odds Of A Trump Victory? Polymarket odds that the Supreme Court overturns or vacates the earlier court decision that...

Ahead of the 2025 NFL season, analysts estimated that bettors would wager more than $30 billion on the league. That figure put sports betting stocks in the spotlight, but now they're in the spotlight for a negative reason. Prediction markets have increased their sports options and are hitting...

Bettors on Polymarket now assign over a 50% probability to a U.S. military strike on Iran this month, following a new advisory urging Americans to leave the protest-hit country immediately. Rising Tensions: US Strike Odds Surge The odds that the U.S. will strike Iran by Jan. 31 have risen to 54%,...

Another benign inflation report is expected to be released on Tuesday, at least according to consensus economist estimates and prediction markets. Wall Street broadly expects the annual inflation rate to remain stable at 2.7% in December, with the monthly pace coming in at 0.3% — numbers that are...

Cryptocurrency bettors do not see a very high chance of the U.S. seizing control of Greenland this year amid mixed signals from the Trump administration over the past week. Greenland Acquisition Bets Get Hotter Odds in favor of the contract titled “Will Trump acquire Greenland before 2027?...

Cryptocurrency punters are betting on an imminent U.S. military intervention in Iran amid reports of rising fatalities in the current turmoil and President Donald Trump’s repeated threats to invade. Rising Stakes: US-Iran Conflict Now Likely? The odds that the U.S. will strike Iran by Jan. 16...