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CFTC Kicks Off Review of Kalshi's Congressional Control Prediction Markets
24.6.2023
The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission began a formal review and public comment period to evaluate prediction market Kalshi's proposed contracts to bet on who will control Congress
CFTC to Review Prediction Market Kalshi’s Contracts to Bet on Control of Congress
17.6.2023
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission will decide on June 26 whether to start a formal 90-day review of prediction market provider KalshiEX’s contract that allows users to bet on which party takes control of the U.S. Congress
Reverse Engineering the Future: Bitcoin.com Team Members Weigh In on ETHGlobal Tokyo Hackathon
18.4.2023
The ETHGlobal Tokyo hackathon drew to a close on Sunday, as builders from around the world competed for $375,000 in prizes. The event was kicked off with the first-ever ETHGlobal “Pragma” summit, sponsored by Verse, among others. Engineers and representatives from Bitcoin.com also...
CFTC Fines ‘Decentralized’ Prediction Market Platform Polymarket $1.4 Million, Shuts Down Noncompliant Markets
4.1.2022
The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has ordered a “decentralized” prediction market platform to shut down non-compliant markets and pay a fine of $1.4 million. “Polymarket had been operating an illegal unregistered or non-designated facility for event-based...
Cardano chart painting a bull flag for $3 ADA price ahead of ERC-20 converter launch
27.8.2021
The classic technical pattern points to a 20% price rally in the Cardano market, with its profit target sitting above $3
Zeitgeist Brings a Prediction Markets Ecosystem to Polkadot’s Kusama
25.3.2021
To capitalize on the growing popularity of blockchain trends like decentralized finance (defi), Zeitgeist will be rolling out a new native prediction platform for Polkadot to expand the scope of opportunities available for retail crypto investors. New Network to Build on Substrate and Launch...
How Crypto Transforms Prediction Markets
18.2.2021
Betting can be used to predict the future. That's the crazy idea behind prediction markets. Here's how they work and where cryptocurrency fits into the picture
Crypto-powered prediction market flourish during US presidential election
5.11.2020
Crypto-powered election futures have seen a wild 24-hours of trade, with decentralized platforms Augur and Polymarket posting record volumes
The 2020 Elections Are Boosting Crypto Prediction Markets
3.11.2020
Decentralized betting platforms like Polymarket and YieldWars are seeing accelerated trading volume growth leading up to the 2020 presidential election
Crypto Traders Bet on US Election as FTX Prediction Markets Hit Record Volumes
16.10.2020
October sees record volume for TRUMP and BIDEN markets three weeks ahead of the U.S. election
Prediction market doubts Trump will complete first term after COVID-19 diagnosis
2.10.2020
A pump in daily volume creates an 8% swing on whether Trump will complete his first term
Crypto Bets on the US Election Show Joe Biden Winning the Presidency by 60%
1.10.2020
During the first half of the year, betting portals that allow people to wager cryptocurrencies on the upcoming U.S. election had shown Donald Trump winning the election. However, after Tuesday evening’s Presidential Debate, betting markets like Cloudbet show Joe Biden’s chances...
Election 2020 Prediction Markets: Bettors Say Trump Lost Tuesday’s Debate
30.9.2020
With the first presidential debate now smoldering behind us, the betting markets have picked their winner: Joe Biden
What Is DeFi?
18.9.2020
DeFi is short for "decentralized finance," an umbrella term for Ethereum and blockchain applications geared toward disrupting financial intermediaries
Ethereum Gas Fees Drive Gnosis-Powered Prediction Market to xDai’s Layer 2
17.9.2020
"Ethereum is on the way to becoming a whale chain," said Gnosis co-founder Stefan George. That's why his team's tech is moving to xDai
Prediction Markets’ Time Has Come, but They Aren’t Ready for It
2.9.2020
After the pundits so badly misjudged the 2016 U.S. presidential election, prediction markets should be booming ahead of Nov. 3. Why aren’t they?
5 Years After Launch, Predictions Market Platform Augur Releases Version 2
29.7.2020
Augur v2 has all the bells and whistles: Interplanetary File System (IPFS), 0x Mesh, MakerDAO’s dai and Uniswap’s v2 oracle network
Despite Covid-19 Negativity, Crypto Prediction Markets Say Trump Wins the 2020 Election
3.7.2020
According to a number of crypto prediction markets and futures, Trump will still win the election in 123 days, but his chances have lessened a great deal. No matter who wins, however, the large sums of money flowing into these wager platforms indicate that people love to bet on election outcomes....
Augur’s Revamped Predictions Platform Launches Next Month With a New Token
30.6.2020
The blockchain predictions platform is upgrading to version 2 in July, but users will have to migrate to a new token if they want to use it
This USV-Backed Startup Has a Solution for Buying Information With Confidence
10.3.2020
Erasure is a smart contract on Ethereum for people to share information and to express confidence about that information by putting money behind it