‘Uncanny Valley’: Iran’s Threats on US Tech, Trump’s Plans for Midterms, and Polymarket’s Pop-up Flop
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Feds Sniffing Around Polymarket After Suspicious Bets
Federal prosecutors in New York have met with representatives from Polymarket to discuss how existing…
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Polymarket Trader Who Won Big on Start of Iran War Betting Even Bigger on Impending Ceasefire
On Sunday, X user @itslirrato (bio: “chief prediction markets enjoyer”) noticed some suspicious activity on…
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Iranian Ayatollah Khamenei’s Death Sparks Revolt Among Kalshi Customers
In the lead-up to the United States and Israel’s attack on Iran, prediction markets saw…
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Polymarket saw $529M traded on bets tied to bombing of Iran | TechCrunch
Prediction market users have made — and profited from — big bets around the bombing…
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OpenAI fires employee for using confidential info on prediction markets | TechCrunch
OpenAI has fired an employee over the employee’s activity on prediction markets, including Polymarket, the…
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A Newly Created Polymarket Account Made $436,759.61 on Nicolás Maduro’s Capture
In the best of circumstances, betting on world events for fun and profit on marketplaces…
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Kalshi raises $1B at $11B valuation, doubling value in under two months | TechCrunch
Prediction market Kalshi, which allows people to bet on future events, announced on Tuesday that…
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Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong trolls the prediction markets | TechCrunch
On Thursday, at the end of Coinbase’s third quarter earnings call, CEO Brian Armstrong admitted…
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X names Polymarket as its official prediction market partner
X, formerly known as Twitter, announced on Friday that it has partnered with Polymarket, naming…