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Polymarket US adds five-minute crypto direction contracts
Bitcoin, ether, solana and XRP markets settle on averaged benchmark prices, with a tie going to Up.
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CFTC examines whether Polymarket honored 2022 U.S. access ban
The agency is also reviewing onboarding and customer protections at Polymarket’s newer regulated American platform.
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North Carolina election markets near $7 million as Cooper becomes a heavy favourite
The Senate contest accounts for more than $4.4 million in trading, while markets favour Democrats in five of the state’s 14 House races.
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Polymarket investigated dozens of midterm bets and referred cases to CFTC
A 16-person investigations team is using a new surveillance system that draws on public records, crypto data and banking partners ahead of the Nov. 3 vote.
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NBA gives Kalshi and Polymarket formal prediction-market roles
The league secured approval rights over NBA contracts and a CFTC information-sharing pact as it moves into a contested market.
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Bettors wager millions on Alito retirement as Supreme Court weighs prediction-market case
Markets now trade on both a justice’s tenure and whether the court will hear the regulatory fight over sports-event contracts.
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Brazil’s runoff count exposed a sharp prediction-market misfire
Lula overturned Flávio Bolsonaro’s first-round lead as Polymarket and Kalshi odds swung during the live count
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CFTC says prediction-market trades can trigger insider-trading liability
Enforcement director David Miller drew a line between misuse of confidential information, exchange-rule breaches and market manipulation.
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DraftKings says DKeX reached third place in U.S. prediction markets
Aldrin Research put the late-June entrant at $1.04 billion in weekly notional trades, though Kalshi and Polymarket remain well ahead.
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Polymarket’s marketing chief was reportedly fired amid scrutiny of company practices
Matthew Moddaber’s reported dismissal has not been confirmed by Polymarket, and no link to its controversies has been established.
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Hegseth bans Pentagon personnel from betting on military outcomes using nonpublic information
The order names Polymarket and Kalshi, warning that trades can reveal operational signals to foreign intelligence services.
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Most Ohio-targeted prediction markets stayed active after deadline
Plus500US said it would halt sports contracts, while other platforms maintained that federal rather than state regulators oversee their businesses.