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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.
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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.
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.
‘Unlicensed’ Polymarket rival Kalshi accused of ‘duping’ users in new lawsuit
Prediction market Kalshi is the subject of a class action lawsuit that claims it's been operating an unlicensed sports gambling platform.
Coinbase seemingly vanishes prediction market pages after leak
Jane Manchun Wong added Coinbase to their list of tech firm leaks after exposing features from the likes of Tinder, Instagram, and Facebook.
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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.
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Crypto prediction markets open ‘Trump out’ bet amid death rumors
Crypto prediction markets are already taking bets on Trump being “out as president” after a week of speculation on his death.
Traders 73% less confident of Canada getting pro-Bitcoin PM
In early January, the next prime minister of Canada looked certain to be a pro-Bitcoin candidate. Now, his odds have traded down 73%.
CHART: Crypto election markets and polls show very different odds
On Monday, Donald Trump’s odds of US election victory were 66% on crypto-friendly Polymarket but just 48% on The Hill. What gives?