Polymarket

Polymarket

Markets

Polymarket Launches App With CFTC Green Light in U.S. Return

Armed with CFTC approval, Polymarket has launched its mobile platform for sports and proposition markets under federal oversight.

Polymarket takes $600K in bets on NFL season Opener (Andrej Lisakov/Unsplash +)

Finance

Polymarket Secures CFTC Approval for Regulated U.S. Return

Polymarket’s amended CFTC designation paves the way for the prediction-market platform to formally reopen in the U.S. with a fully regulated exchange structure.

Polymarket CEO Shayne Coplan (Polymarket)

Markets

Kalshi Raises $1B at $11B Valuation as Prediction Market Race Continues: TechCrunch

The CFTC-regulated exchange is gaining ground on crypto-native Polymarket, offering event contracts with fiat access and legal clarity.

Kalshi will have a prediction contract weighed by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission. (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

Markets

Asia Morning Briefing: Even Prediction Markets Didn’t See Bitcoin’s Sell-Off Coming

A fast reset in downside odds mirrors QCP’s warning of flat-footed pro desks, with Glassnode highlighting oversold momentum and moderating ETF outflows.

Headshot of a dog

Markets

UFC to Debut Fan Prediction Scoreboard in Polymarket Deal

TKO inks multi-year pact with Polymarket, bringing real-time sentiment tracking to UFC and Zuffa Boxing broadcasts.

(Rikin Katyal/Unsplash)

Markets

Polymarket's Shayne Coplan: Blockchain Let Him Build a Global Force From His Bedroom

The founder of the prediction marketplace spoke at Cantor Fitzgerald’s crypto, AI and blockchain conference in Miami.

Polymarket founder and CEO Shayne Coplan at CoinDesk's Consensus 2024.

Policy

Prediction Markets Say U.S. Government Shutdown Days From Ending as Health Care Fight Looms

Polymarket traders see a 96% chance the record-long shutdown ends by mid-November, as the Senate passes a deal and pressure mounts on House Republicans to act.

U.S. Congress (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

Markets

Polymarket’s Trading Volume May Be 25% Fake, Columbia Study Finds

Nearly 60% of weekly trades in December 2024 were flagged as likely wash trading, with coordinated networks of 43,000 wallets detected.

Trading screens at sunset (sergeitokmakov/Pixabay/Modified by CoinDesk)

Markets

Google Brings Prediction Markets Polymarket and Kalshi to Its Search and Finance Platforms

For the first time, users can access live market odds on future events directly in Google Search and Google Finance, elevating blockchain-powered forecasts into public view.

(Pawel Czerwinski/Unsplash)

Markets

Biggest Loser of NYC Election Polymarket Contract Is Down Almost $1M Betting Against Mamdani

‘fuxfux007’ lost nearly $969,169 making a bold bet against New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mandami.

Zohran Mamdani at the Resist Fascism Rally in Bryant Park on Oct 27th 2024 (Wikimedia Commons)