Kalshi and Polymarket won’t be part of FTC sports gambling probe, report
The Federal Trade Commission probe will ignore Kalshi and Polymarket and focus instead on sportsbooks like DraftKings and FanDuel.
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American Indian tribes want Kalshi and Polymarket off their land
A group of American Indian tribes wants to stop prediction markets and regulatory bodies from undermining gaming laws on their land.
The revolving door for lawyers between Kalshi and DOJ
Kalshi’s former lawyer now helps the US Department of Justice in lawsuits that cushion Kalshi from criminal lawsuits by state regulators.
— Kalshi, Polymarket
Assassination markets are legal now but Trump doesn’t have to worry
Polymarket currently has open assassination markets on its website and they’re some of the most heavily traded markets on the platform.
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Are Polymarket and Kalshi decentralized?
Polymarket and Kalshi are popular in the cryptocurrency industry, but neither is truly "decentralized" like other projects.
Kalshi uses ‘death carve-out’ to avoid paying out on Ali Khamenei ousting
Kalshi apparently allowed traders to bet on Ali Khamenei's ousting, racked up $54M in trades, then voided the result when he was killed.
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The Context 158: 🎰 Gambling on Trump
Under Trump's administration you can gamble on what it will do via prediction markets advised by and which financially benefit Trump.
Polymarket volume misreported as data providers double-count trades, report
According to a report from Paradigm several important data providers were inadvertently over-counting Polymarket volume.
— Kalshi, Polymarket
The Kalshi vs Polymarket KOL Wars have begun
Kalshi and Polymarket are paying accounts with thousands of followers to promote them to their audiences and display their affiliate badge.
Larry Ellison became the world’s richest person — but not on Polymarket
Traders are using Polymarket to bet on whether Larry Ellison or Elon Musk are the world’s richest person, but odds lines are fluctuating.