Utah files criminal charges against Kalshi and its founders over prediction market operations
State prosecutors are escalating a jurisdictional fight over whether state gambling laws or federal derivatives regulation govern prediction markets.
Card Player · +14 outlets
Kalshi suspends 3 congressional candidates for betting on their own races
The platform's self-trading enforcement comes days before the midterm elections, as scrutiny of prediction market integrity grows.
The New York Times · +13 outlets
Hackers steal about $2.7M from Polymarket traders via hijacked DebugBear script
Polymarket says it has refunded affected users after a third-party script compromise, one of several recent crypto security incidents.
The Hacker News · +2 outlets
CFTC Chair Selig vows to take state fight over prediction markets to the Supreme Court
The federal regulator is signaling it will litigate preemption of state gambling laws all the way to the nation's highest court.
Crypto Briefing · +3 outlets
Prediction markets put Democratic Senate control at about 72% with two days to go
Market-implied odds favor Democrats as polls and prediction platforms converge on a possible blue wave in the midterms.
Benzinga · +14 outlets
Kalshi sues Missouri and Louisiana over state efforts to regulate its prediction market
Kalshi is asking federal courts to block state gambling enforcement as multiple states move against event contracts.
KCUR · +14 outlets
Kalshi and Polymarket users traded over $1.1M on Maryland races despite betting ban
Offshore and federally regulated platforms continued to take Maryland election action even as state officials barred such wagers.
Capital Gazette · +3 outlets
Prediction markets bring Robinhood $173M as crypto revenue slumps
Event contracts have become one of Robinhood's fastest-growing product lines, offsetting a weaker crypto trading quarter.
CryptoSlate · +4 outlets
76ers sign multi-year Kalshi deal, a first for an NBA team
The NBA franchise partnership marks a new frontier for prediction markets in mainstream sports sponsorship.
RG.org · +14 outlets
DOJ arrests soldier who made $400,000 betting on Maduro's removal
Prosecutors allege insider knowledge of a foreign policy event was used for trading, echoing recent insider betting cases.
Reuters · +8 outlets
Prediction markets keep whiffing on elections as midterms loom, WSJ says
Analysts question whether event contracts can accurately forecast elections after high-profile misses in Brazil and elsewhere.
WSJ · +4 outlets
S&P Dow Jones deal brings index-based event contracts to Kalshi
The index provider partnership expands prediction market offerings beyond sports and politics into financial benchmarks.
sigma.world · +12 outlets
Coinbase Q3 net income rises 66% to $719M as prediction markets scale
The exchange reported stronger profitability while expanding its event contract offerings.
CoinMarketCap · +2 outlets
Australia's ASIC questions public interest of retail prediction markets, calls them bets
The Australian regulator is weighing whether retail event contracts should be treated as gambling rather than financial products.
TOKENPOST · +6 outlets
UK rejoin EU odds jump to 46% on Kalshi after Burnham opens the door
A political shift in the UK moved market-implied odds on a potential EU re-entry sharply higher.
tech-insider.org · +1 outlets
Broadridge brings Kalshi event contracts into CQG trading platform
The integration gives institutional futures traders direct access to prediction market contracts through existing infrastructure.
Trend Hunter · +5 outlets
KuCoin 5.0.1 embeds Polymarket event contracts without disclosing integration mechanism
The venue is offering prediction market exposure inside a crypto exchange app, raising questions about the underlying plumbing.
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NBA joins pro leagues in embracing CFTC-regulated prediction market infrastructure
Major sports leagues are increasingly aligning with federally regulated event contract venues.
KuCoin · +1 outlets