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Prediction Markets Log Third $6B+ Week as Polymarket Surges Without NFL

Prediction Markets Log Third $6B+ Week as Polymarket Surges Without NFL

Prediction markets set record volume for a 5th consecutive week as Polymarket closed in on Kalshi with weekly volume of...

By Alex Smith 1 week ago 7 min read
Trump Taps Kevin Warsh for Fed Chair as Markets React

Trump Taps Kevin Warsh for Fed Chair as Markets React

Warsh was trading at 31% to be the next Fed chair nominee before spiking Thursday evening. What would his confirmation m...

By Alex Smith 1 week ago 7 min read
Senate Crypto Bill Advances – But Odds of Passing Reflect Challenges Ahead

Senate Crypto Bill Advances – But Odds of Passing Reflect Challenges Ahead

The Senate Agriculture Committee advanced the crypto market structure bill, but odds of passage in 2026 are hovering aro...

By Alex Smith 1 week ago 4 min read
Robinhood Revisits GameStop Fallout With Tokenized Stocks Push

Robinhood Revisits GameStop Fallout With Tokenized Stocks Push

Five years after the GameStop trading halt that tarnished Robinhood's reputation, the trading app is pushing for tokeniz...

By Alex Smith 1 week ago 4 min read
Government Shutdown Odds Spike To 80% As Funding Deadline Approaches

Government Shutdown Odds Spike To 80% As Funding Deadline Approaches

Prediction market traders are pricing an 80% likelihood of another government shutdown. They're also anticipating how ma...

By Alex Smith 2 weeks ago 7 min read
Novig-Linked Ludlow Exchange Enters CFTC Portal With DCM Application

Novig-Linked Ludlow Exchange Enters CFTC Portal With DCM Application

Proposed event contract trading exchange appears in CFTC filings as Novig weighs a regulated path beyond sweepstakes The...

By Alex Smith 2 weeks ago 6 min read
Prediction Markets Hit New $6.2B High as Kalshi Extends Win Streak

Prediction Markets Hit New $6.2B High as Kalshi Extends Win Streak

Kalshi grows to a new weekly high of $2.26B volume while Polymarket stays steady at $1.7B. NFL trading remains strong as...

By Alex Smith 2 weeks ago 12 min read
CME, Kalshi Deepen Sports Push With Super Bowl TD Props and Olympic Markets

CME, Kalshi Deepen Sports Push With Super Bowl TD Props and Olympic Markets

FanDuel and DraftKings Predictions will offer CME's new self-certified contracts on Super Bowl touchdowns and more sport...

By Alex Smith 2 weeks ago 7 min read
Traders Cool on Gambling Loss Cap Rollback As Efforts Stall in Congress 

Traders Cool on Gambling Loss Cap Rollback As Efforts Stall in Congress 

Polymarket and Kalshi odds for a tax deduction cap repeal spiked briefly as lawmakers attempted to add it to must-pass s...

By Alex Smith 2 weeks ago 10 min read
Senate GOP Drops New Crypto Bill Draft As Odds of Passing Stagnate

Senate GOP Drops New Crypto Bill Draft As Odds of Passing Stagnate

The updated CLARITY Act draft from Senate republicans reshapes SEC and CFTC oversight as prediction markets now peg its...

By Alex Smith 2 weeks ago 10 min read
Synthetix Elections, January 2026

Synthetix Elections, January 2026

It's election season at Synthetix! Following the passage of the SR-2 governance proposal, four of the seven governa...

By Alex Smith 2 weeks ago 3 min read
Portugal Blocks Polymarket Following Presidential Election Trading Surge

Portugal Blocks Polymarket Following Presidential Election Trading Surge

Portugal joins growing list of countries restricting the prediction market platform amid regulatory scrutiny and insider...

By Alex Smith 2 weeks ago 7 min read