Prediction Markets

Prediction Markets

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Robinhood looks better placed than Coinbase for prediction-market upside, Mizuho says

Robinhood stands to gain more from prediction markets than Coinbase as users plan to deploy fresh capital rather than sell existing crypto, the bank said.

Robinhood logo on a screen

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Prediction Markets Are Quietly Turning Into a New Asset Class, Citizens Says

The bank said event markets are still tiny versus stocks but are rapidly expanding beyond sports into macro and policy risk.

Hands rest on the keyboard of a laptop showing trading graphs, data. (Kanchanara / Unsplash modified by CoinDesk)

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Prediction Markets Are Coming to Phantom's 20M User Via Kalshi

Phantom users will be able to chat and trade Kalshi's prediction markets with any Solana-based tokens, CEO said.

Kalshi website shown on a laptop.

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CFTC Gives No-Action Leeway to Polymarket, Gemini, PredictIt, LedgerX Over Data Rules

The CFTC granted the operators of Polymarket, PredictIt, Gemini and LedgerX permission to skip certain recordkeeping requirements.

Shayne Coplan, founder and CEO of Polymarket (CoinDesk/Jesse Hamilton)

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Polymarket Hiring In-House Team to Trade Against Customers — Here's Why It's a Risk

The prediction market’s move toward internal market making could blur the line with sportsbooks and undermine the platform’s neutrality, experts warn.

Polymarket CEO Shayne Coplan (Polymarket)

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CZ Teases New BNB Chain Native Prediction Market Predict.Fun

Predict.fun aims to fix prediction markets’ biggest inefficiency, user funds sitting idle for weeks or months without earning yield, while tapping the large userbase of BNB Chain.

Binance co-founder Changpeng "CZ" Zhao

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Connecticut Orders Kalshi, Robinhood, Crypto.com to Cease Sports Betting

The state issued cease-and-desist orders to the firms to stop conducting "unlicensed online gambling" via their sports events contracts.

Crypto.com (Jesse Hamilton/Coindesk)

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Fanatics Enters Prediction Markets With App Live in 10 States

Sport clothing and collectibles giant Fanatics has launched Fanatics Markets, letting users trade outcomes of sports, politics and more — with crypto and IPO bets coming by 2026.

CoinDesk

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CNN to Use Kalshi Prediction Markets Across Its News Coverage

The deal brings market-implied probabilities into CNN’s newsroom and introduces a Kalshi-powered ticker for segments that rely on event contracts.

(Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

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Kalshi Raises $1B at $11B Valuation as Prediction Market Race Heats Up

Kalshi secures a massive funding boost led by Paradigm, widening its lead over Polymarket as trading volumes surge and both platforms pursue fresh capital.

(Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)