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CFTC opened three Polymarket probes
FOIA records point to private investigations into Biden pardon markets, Iran contracts and Google-themed trades.
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Connecticut orders nine prediction platforms to halt sports contracts
State officials say the firms were offering unlicensed sports event contracts and must stop advertising, promoting and making them available to residents.
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Polymarket names first companywide CFO as fundraising looms
Warren Jenson joins as the company seeks new capital and expands its regulated exchange and global platform.
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Small bets sway US congressional prediction markets
The Anti-Corruption Data Collective said a $3,500 wager could move almost every market it studied, and the exchanges pushed back.
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Tema launches first prediction-market ETF
The actively managed fund buys public stocks and private stakes in Kalshi and Polymarket, while steering clear of event contracts and charging 0.75% a year.
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Polymarket adds Squads to bring trading into group chats
The new in-app feature lets friends message, share positions and trade through their own accounts while Polymarket leans into football season.
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LeBron James teases Polymarket partnership with football focus
A short X video showed him inside Polymarket HQ, with the campaign expected to center on football.
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NFL presses Kalshi and Polymarket to drop objectionable bets
The league said wagers on injuries, officiating, broadcast mentions and celebrity attendance could threaten game integrity as the 2026 season nears.
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1789 Capital leads Polymarket to $21 billion valuation
The prediction-market platform’s latest fundraise follows an April deal at $15 billion and comes as it faces fiercer competition from Kalshi.
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B.C. says prediction-market sports bets are illegal gambling
The province sharpened its line after federal regulators said sports and entertainment contracts did not belong under securities rules.
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Polymarket widens Sportradar deal to 20-plus leagues
The partnership now covers about 300,000 matches a year and adds Bundesliga, Euroleague Basketball, the CBA, the NBL and Grand Slam tennis events.
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Van Dyke fights CFTC bid to weigh in on Polymarket case
The regulator wants to tell a Manhattan judge why prediction-market contracts may count as swaps, but the accused soldier says it is no neutral bystander.