Midterm prediction market volume tops $1.9 billion as trading goes mainstream
Record wagering on the 2026 midterms marks prediction markets' arrival as a mass-market venue despite regulatory uncertainty.
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- Covers.comKalshi Midterm Elections Produce $2.5 Billion in Trades
- RG.orgMidterm Prediction Market Bets Top $1.48B on Election Day
- IDNFinancialsUS election bets hit US$1.48 billion, testing Polymarket
- sigma.worldUS midterm elections top $1.4B in prediction market bets
- FortuneKalshi’s midterm trading tops $1.4 billion as traders bet on a Democratic sweep of Congress
- VarietyMidterm Elections: Americans Have Wagered $1.9 Billion on Prediction Markets on U.S. Races - With Democrats Favored to Win House and Senate
- The IndependentMidterm election betting hits record $1.4B as prediction platforms go mainstream
- Honolulu Star-AdvertiserPrediction markets face midterms test as election bets soar
- The Straits TimesPrediction markets face US midterms test as election bets soar
- Merced Sun-StarPrediction markets face US midterms test as election bets soar
- Awani InternationalPrediction markets face US midterms test as election bets soar
- TradingViewPrediction markets face US midterms test as election bets soar
- ReutersBetting on US midterms brings rush, stress as serious money goes on the line
- DeFi RateKalshi Sets $17.9B Record May as World Cup Lifts Polymarket US to Weekly High