Midterm prediction market volume tops $1.48 billion on Election Day
Record election wagering volume is cited as a stress test of platform liquidity and integrity under live vote counting.
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- IDNFinancialsUS election bets hit US$1.48 billion, testing Polymarket
- Honolulu Star-AdvertiserPrediction markets face midterms test as election bets soar
- The Straits TimesPrediction markets face US midterms test as election bets soar
- ReutersPrediction markets price Democratic sweep as US midterm betting soars
- Yahoo FinanceKalshi’s midterm trading tops $1.4 billion as traders bet on a Democratic sweep of Congress
- The Washington PostNearly $1.9 billion traded on midterms in booming prediction markets
- NewserMidterm Are a Huge Test for Prediction Markets
- DecryptMidterms Blue Wave Makes $917K for One Polymarket Trader, If Alaska Doesn’t Flip
- The IndependentMidterm election betting hits record $1.4B as prediction platforms go mainstream
- U.S. NewsPrediction Markets Face US Midterms Test as Election Bets Soar
- Yahoo! Finance CanadaPrediction markets get Democratic win right, with a few surprises
- qz.com9 prediction-market bets and stories from the 2026 midterm elections
- FortuneKalshi’s midterm trading tops $1.4 billion as traders bet on a Democratic sweep of Congress
- The Economic TimesPrediction markets get Democratic win right, with a few surprises