In the world of online betting, a new trend is taking over. People are no longer just betting on sports or casino games. They are now betting on almost anything, from politics to pop culture. This is all thanks to prediction markets like Kalshi, PredictIt, and Polymarket. One person who has jumped on this bandwagon is Joel Holsinger. He used to have a day job, but n...
Fans of UFC and Zuffa Boxing are in for a treat. The big bosses at TKO Group Holdings have just teamed up with Polymarket. This deal lets fans do more than just watch fights. They can now dive into real-time prediction markets during live events. This isn't just about betting. It's about feeling the energy of the crowd. Polymarket will show how fans are feeling and ...
Ideosphere, a startup with big dreams, wants to use crypto prediction markets to fund early-stage science. The idea is to take the money flowing into crypto gambling and redirect it towards research that traditional investors find too risky. Rei Jarram, one of the co-founders, believes that prediction markets are a great fit because both gamblers and early-stage rese...
Google is adding a new feature to its finance tools. It will now include odds from prediction platforms Kalshi and Polymarket. This move could expose millions of users to these platforms, which are facing legal challenges. Kalshi and Polymarket argue that their platforms are not gambling sites. They say they offer "event contracts" regulated like commodities. Howeve...
Google is adding a new tool to its search engine and finance platform. This tool shows predictions from Polymarket and Kalshi. These are platforms where people bet on future events. For example, will there be a recession in 2025? Who will win the next U. S. presidential election? The idea is simple. People buy and sell shares on outcomes. The prices show what the cr...
Hollywood. com and Crypto. com have teamed up to create prediction markets focused on entertainment. These markets let people bet on future events in movies, TV, music, and awards. Crypto. com Derivatives North America will handle the contracts, making it legal and safe for users. This isn't the first time Crypto. com has ventured into prediction markets. They are a...
Brian Armstrong, the CEO of Coinbase, surprised many during the company's third-quarter 2025 earnings call. It wasn't the financial results that stole the show, but rather, Armstrong's unusual choice of words. Near the end of the call, he mentioned specific terms like Bitcoin, Ethereum, blockchain, staking, and Web3. This wasn't just random chatter. Armstrong was dir...
Trump Media has a new plan. They want to let people bet on politics. This is not just about elections. Users can also bet on things like the Federal Reserve's interest rates. And even the prices of gold and oil. They will use cryptocurrency for this. The feature is called Truth Predict. It will be available soon. Trump Media is working with Crypto. com for this. Fir...
Prediction markets were supposed to be the future of election forecasting, offering real-time data and financial incentives. But now, there are worries that these markets might be easily swayed by wealthy individuals, potentially shaping public opinion in unexpected ways. One big concern is that a few rich players could be pulling the strings. Dr. Don Moore, a profe...
Kalshi, a major player in the prediction market scene, just scored a huge win. They raised $300 million, pushing their value to $5 billion. This isn't just any market; it's a place where people bet on real-world events, from elections to sports, using bitcoin and other digital currencies. The big names in finance, like Sequoia Capital and Andreessen Horowitz, led th...