Polymarket weighs IPO and native token as valuation reportedly tops $20B
Polymarket's CEO hinted at an onchain asset at TOKEN2049 while the company reportedly considers an equity listing, renewing speculation about a token or airdrop
Coincentral · +9 outlets
Reuters/Ipsos poll finds most Americans oppose betting on elections and government events
The poll lands as prediction markets face growing state and federal scrutiny over event contracts, with total volumes cited above $10 billion.
Reuters · +13 outlets
Polymarket and Kalshi volumes hit $150B as regulators weigh prediction market ETFs
Record cumulative volumes coincide with an SEC pause on prediction market ETF applications, a key test of how regulators will treat the asset class.
CoinMarketCap · +3 outlets
Polymarket taps Palantir to police sports prediction markets
The partnership aims to add surveillance capacity as sports contracts drive most prediction market volume.
CoinMarketCap · +7 outlets
South Korean police refer Polymarket users for illegal gambling
The referrals mark one of the first known enforcement actions against overseas prediction market users in Asia.
Focus Gaming News · +14 outlets
Kalshi and Polymarket said to be excluded from FTC sports gambling probe
The reported carve-out suggests federal scrutiny of sports betting is currently focused on traditional sportsbooks rather than event contract venues.
Protos · +4 outlets
DOJ arrests soldier who made $400,000 betting on Maduro's removal
The case highlights insider-trading style enforcement risk around geopolitical prediction markets.
BBC · +6 outlets
Blumenthal targets DraftKings, Kalshi and Polymarket in VIP betting scrutiny
The senator's focus on VIP bettor treatment adds a consumer protection angle to the ongoing state-federal prediction market fight.
Bonus.com · +6 outlets
Polymarket partners with PrizePicks to launch US prediction markets
The tie-up pairs a fantasy sports operator with a prediction market venue as US competition intensifies.
CoinMarketCap · +14 outlets
Are prediction markets gambling or trading? Regulators and platforms face off
The classification question drives the legal status of Kalshi and Polymarket across all 50 states.
CoinMarketCap · +14 outlets
Kalshi, Polymarket spend millions amid state-federal prediction market fight
Lobbying and legal spending underscores how much is at stake in the jurisdictional battle over event contracts.
Bonus.com · +14 outlets
Polymarket says KYC applies only to new beta product, not existing platform
The clarification follows user confusion over identity checks on a newly launched product.
CoinMarketCap · +6 outlets
Solana-based Drift Protocol launches BET prediction market to challenge Polymarket
A DeFi protocol entering event contracts adds an onchain competitor to the dominant centralized venues.
CoinMarketCap · +7 outlets
New York Polymarket dispute tests sportsbook tax revenue
The dispute raises questions about how prediction market fees interact with state gambling tax receipts.
PlayNY · +11 outlets
Forkast to shut down esports prediction market as Kalshi and Polymarket scale
The closure shows consolidation pressure on niche prediction market operators competing with better-funded venues.
The Esports Advocate · +14 outlets
Polymarket U.S. notional volume surges to $2.72B in a week
The figure indicates rapid US adoption following the platform's domestic expansion.
Coinfomania · +2 outlets
States review sportsbook parlay bets but not Kalshi's 598,464 Cardinals pick contracts
The asymmetry highlights how event contracts can escape review that applies to comparable sportsbook wagers.
Gambling Insider · +1 outlets
S&P Global finds sports still dominates prediction market activity
Sports contracts remain the volume engine even as venues push into politics and crypto markets.
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