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Genius Sports says prediction-market demand will survive regulatory change
Chief executive Mark Locke says the company can earn from exchanges, market makers and sportsbooks even if today’s model is reshaped.
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NFL prediction trading tops $1.035 billion as Kalshi dominates
Patriots-Seahawks and 49ers-Rams each drew more than $100 million as Week 1 trading spread well beyond the opening games.
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NFL, tennis and the Fed lift prediction markets to $14.1 billion
Combined volume rose 9.3% in the Sept. 7-13 week as sports contracts and a Fed rate bet dominated trading.
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Prediction markets lift Clarity Act odds before Senate vote
Polymarket and Kalshi traders marked up the crypto bill, though Democrats still face a 60-vote cloture hurdle and a longer road to final passage.
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NBC says NFL season could be prediction markets’ biggest yet
Analysts see football as a near-term driver for event-contract trading, with NBC News saying volume on Kalshi and Polymarket could top $36 billion.
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ESMA says Polymarket, Kalshi lack EU authorization
The watchdog also questioned partial geo-blocks, saying event contracts can fall under securities, crypto or gambling rules depending on how they are structured.
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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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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.