More than $1.4 billion traded on 2026 midterm prediction markets
The volume figure underscores how quickly election contracts have become a major venue for political wagering ahead of the midterms.
CNN · +7 outlets
Pentagon bans troops from using nonpublic information to bet on prediction markets
The directive reflects growing official concern that service members with access to sensitive information could trade on it in prediction markets tied to milita
ABC News · +14 outlets
Robinhood says bitcoin, gold and oil contracts are its fastest-growing prediction markets
The shift shows traders moving beyond sports into macro and commodity event contracts on brokerage prediction market offerings.
BigGo Finance · +14 outlets
Kalshi courts Wall Street with CPI futures in bid to be the inflation exchange
The push would extend prediction market style contracts into macroeconomic data trading, competing with established futures venues.
Bloomberg.com · +2 outlets
New York regulator asks court to enforce Kalshi subpoenas
The filing escalates the jurisdictional fight between state gaming regulators and federally regulated event contract exchanges.
RG.org · +13 outlets
Phantom launches Kalshi-powered prediction markets in the US with $0.02 per contract fees
The crypto wallet's rollout brings embedded prediction market trading to US users while state lawsuits over such contracts continue.
Crypto Economy · +8 outlets
CFTC warns Novig and ProphetX against listing sports micro and scorigami contracts
The letters signal federal scrutiny of novel sports contract types offered by smaller prediction market venues.
Yogonet · +11 outlets
Kalshi CEO presses for one federal rulebook as states seek 50
The dispute over single versus multiple regulators remains the central question for the prediction market industry's expansion.
Yahoo Finance · +4 outlets
Sportsbooks and prediction markets pour record sums into politics
Campaign donations and lobbying spending show the industry's escalating effort to shape the rules governing it.
RG.org · +5 outlets
Webull to exit Connecticut sports event contracts by October 31
The withdrawal adds to a patchwork of state-level restrictions on sports event contracts offered by brokerage platforms.
RG.org · +3 outlets
Sen. Ted Cruz bill targets federal sports prediction markets
The proposal adds a congressional front to the broader fight over how sports event contracts should be regulated.
Betting News · +8 outlets
Coinbase launches BTC, ETH and SOL short-term price prediction markets
The contracts range from 15-minute to daily horizons, extending crypto-native price speculation into event market format.
bloomingbit · +14 outlets
Attorneys argue state regulations do not apply to federally regulated event contracts
The legal argument underpins Kalshi and similar platforms' defense against state gaming enforcement actions.
CDC Gaming · +14 outlets
Kalshi esports volume reaches $1.73 billion over 12 months
The figure highlights esports as a growing category for prediction market trading beyond sports and politics.
RG.org · +3 outlets
Canadian regulator CIRO bans sports and entertainment event contracts
The Canadian prohibition contrasts with the US federal-versus-state dispute over similar contracts.
The Sports Geek · +8 outlets
Inside the coalition opposing prediction markets
An unusual alliance of groups is mobilizing against the expansion of event contract trading.
The Hill · +13 outlets
Ohio policymakers weigh prediction markets as sports and political wagers surge
State legislators face pressure to decide how to treat event contracts within existing gambling frameworks.
10TV · +1 outlets
Election prediction markets thrive in Nebraska despite likely being illegal
The activity illustrates the enforcement gap as state law lags trading on federal exchanges.
Nebraska Public Media · +1 outlets