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Second Assassination Attempt Barely Moves Trump's Polymarket Odds
16.9.2024
Nearly $1 billion has been bet on the crypto-based prediction market. Plus: are you ready for 20x leveraged election betting?
Sen. Elizabeth Warren's Pro-Crypto Opponent, John Deaton, Has a Plan to Beat Her
16.9.2024
Defeating U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), a national hero in progressive circles, seems a stretch for a relatively little-known Republican in the liberal bastion of Massachusetts. But candidate John Deaton, known among crypto fans for his legal advocacy, says it can be done by leveraging...
'An Explosion of Election Gambling' Is Nigh, CFTC Warns Appeals Court
15.9.2024
The regulator pleaded with the court to halt Kalshi's political prediction markets for the duration of the CFTC's appeal
Even Temporarily Blocking Election Contracts Risks 'Irreparable' Harm, Kalshi Argues
14.9.2024
Prediction market company Kalshi pushed back against the Commodity Futures Trading Commission's move to block its new election contracts, saying they would harm the company
U.S. Political Prediction Markets: Why Kalshi's Court Victory Matters
13.9.2024
If it turns out that the judge's ruling preempts the CFTC’s proposed rulemaking, election event contracts may now be completely legal
U.S. Election Betting: CFTC Loses Last-Minute Bid to Halt Kalshi Contract
12.9.2024
The agency plans to appeal the case brought by the trading platform, and could still ask the higher court to stop the firm from listing the contracts
U.S. Election Betting: What's at Stake in Final (?) CFTC-Kalshi Showdown
12.9.2024
Here's how to listen to Thursday's hearing in the closely watched federal court case over political prediction markets, and why it matters
Bitcoin Could Hit $125K by Year-End if Trump Becomes President, $75K if Harris Triumphs: Standard Chartered
12.9.2024
Bitcoin is expected to end the year at new all-time highs regardless of who wins the U.S. election, the report said
The Protocol: Polymarket Bets Pay Off as Memecoin Memorializes 'Dwebate'
11.9.2024
Crypto wasn't even mentioned during Tuesday's U.S. presidential debate between former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris. But there was a parallel universe of often-ridiculous trading around the faceoff – taking place on blockchain-based prediction markets and memecoin...
Crypto Goes Unmentioned Again at Second Presidential Debate
11.9.2024
Crypto did not emerge as a topic of discussion during the second presidential debate, but that didn't stop the candidates from going back and forth on a number of other topics
Harris Won U.S. Presidential Debate Versus Trump, Polymarket Betting Suggests
11.9.2024
Vice President Kamala Harris appears to have beaten former President Donald Trump in the first debate between the U.S. presidential candidates on Tuesday, based on the direction of prediction bets on Polymarket, while crypto policy went unmentioned
Trump-Harris Debate: Polymarket Shows Slim Odds of Crypto Mention
10.9.2024
Kamala Harris releases policy platform details — No mention of crypto
9.9.2024
The Harris-Walz platform, “A New Way Forward,” included plans for tax cuts for working and middle-class Americans and encouragement of innovative industries
Kamala Harris releases policy platform details — No mention of crypto
9.9.2024
The Harris-Walz platform, “A New Way Forward,” included plans for tax cuts for working and middle-class Americans and encouragement of innovative industries
Kalshi's U.S. Election Markets Delayed Until Friday at Earliest
9.9.2024
The judge in the prediction market's court case against the CFTC has called a hearing Thursday over the regulator's motion for a two-week delay
Michael Saylor Says Republicans Have More 'Progressive’ View on Crypto, Democrats ‘Drifting to the Middle’
9.9.2024
Republicans are way ahead of Democrats regarding their opinion of crypto and bitcoin {{BTC}}, said MicroStrategy (MSTR) Executive Chairman Michael Saylor
Kamala Harris Will 'Win' First Debate With Trump, Polymarket Traders Are Betting
9.9.2024
Also, there are now prediction market contracts about other prediction market contracts
Bitcoin Could Hit $90K by Year End if Trump Becomes President Again: Bernstein
9.9.2024
If Kamala Harris wins, bitcoin could drop to as low as $30K, the report said
U.S. Election Betting Delay Would Be 'Devastating' to Kalshi, Firm Says
9.9.2024
Kalshi "has staked its future on this litigation and these markets," the prediction market platform said, pushing back against CFTC's emergency motion
CFTC Pleads With Judge to Block Kalshi Election Contracts for 14 Days
7.9.2024
The agency says it can't make "an informed decision" about whether to appeal the judge's decision in Kalshi's favor until it knows her rationale