Brazil’s financial markets entered a new phase this week as the B3 Prediction Market rolled out its first federally sanctioned “Event Contracts,” including instruments tied to bitcoin price movements. The ...
A U.S. Army Special Forces master sergeant has been arrested on federal charges after allegedly placing $33,000 in bets on Polymarket using classified knowledge of a military operation targeting Venezuelan ...
On April 23, 2026, federal prosecutors in Manhattan unsealed an indictment against Master Sergeant Gannon Ken Van Dyke, a U.S. Army Special Forces soldier stationed at Fort Bragg. The charge ...
Prediction markets work on a simple premise: when people bet real money on future outcomes, the prices they set tend to be more accurate than expert opinion polls. A contract ...
In recent months, Prediction market platforms have moved from niche curiosity to frontline relevance, quietly shaping how information is aggregated and trusted in real time. During high-stakes global events ...
Polymarket is in advanced talks to raise $400 million at a $15 billion valuation, according to The Information, with the round potentially expanding to $1 billion as institutional appetite for ...
Four U.S. senators introduced the Public Integrity in Financial Prediction Markets Act this week, the second major bill targeting insider trading on prediction markets in five days. The legislation would ...
Washington, D.C. — A new bipartisan proposal, the Predict act, is rapidly becoming a focal point in Washington’s escalating crackdown on prediction markets, as lawmakers seek to curb insider-driven trading ...
The Buenos Aires City Lottery (LOTBA) has announced a ban on Polymarket, a blockchain-based prediction market platform, citing violations of Argentina's gambling laws. The platform, which allows users to speculate ...
Prediction markets look like gambling, regulators shouldn’t pretend otherwise The push to grant prediction markets special financial status ignores how closely they resemble modern online betting. The argument that prediction ...
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