Polymarket Confirms $2 Billion Investment From NYSE Owner ICE

Intercontinental Exchange, also referred to as ICE, the owner of the New York Stock Exchange, has closed a deal to invest $2 billion in the crypto-based prediction market Polymarket. Intercontinental Exchange Snags Major Stake in Polymarket A Wall Street Journal (WSJ) report disclosed that “people familiar with the matter” noted the investment could value Polymarket … Read more

Fed Rate Watch: Consensus Leans Hard Toward a Quarter-Point Slice

Traders have practically written in pen a quarter-point cut, daring the U.S. Federal Reserve to prove them wrong at October’s meeting ahead. Quarter-Point Trim Leads the Board for October’s Fed Decision CME’s Fedwatch tool puts numbers to the hunch: with the target currently at 4.00% to 4.25%, the Oct. 29 path most favored is a … Read more

Polymarket Weighs $9B Valuation as Kalshi Eyes $5B, Report Says

Polymarket and Kalshi are reportedly weighing fresh fundraising rounds at valuations of $9 billion and $5 billion, respectively, according to a new report from The Information. Technology newsletter The Information reports that both prediction market operators are entertaining new cash infusions: Polymarket has weighed an offer that could peg its valuation as high as $9 … Read more

Faster Finals: Polymarket Brings Chainlink to Asset-Pricing Resolutions

Polymarket is integrating Chainlink’s oracle stack to tighten how its markets resolve, aiming for faster, verifiable outcomes and fewer judgment calls. Chainlink’s Oracle Stack Goes Live on Polymarket’s Price Markets The partnership pipes Chainlink Data Streams and Automation into Polymarket’s resolution flow, delivering low-latency, timestamped price reports and automated, onchain settlement at the exact moment … Read more

Prediction Markets Call 2026 Split: Democrats Favored for House, GOP for Senate

Prediction markets are serving a split-decision special: Democrats have the edge for the House in 2026, while Republicans hold the Senate lead, and the 2028 presidential board has JD Vance on top with Gavin Newsom chasing. 2026 Outlook—Democrats Eye House Control, Republicans Hold Senate Edge Data collected Friday, Sept. 12, 2025, shows a neat partisan … Read more

Polymarket Bets, Early Validator Votes Show Native Markets Poised to Snag Hyperliquid’s USDH Crown

Polymarket bettors are giving Native Markets a sky-high 94% shot at landing the prize: the rights to roll out the Hyperliquid network’s upcoming native USD stablecoin, which would trade under the ticker USDH. Hyperliquid Stablecoin Race Turns Lopsided as Native Markets Nears Lock-In In the past week, a handful of players have been jostling for … Read more

Polymarket Approved to Relaunch: What It Means for Prediction Markets

Law and Ledger is a news segment focusing on crypto legal news, brought to you by Kelman Law – A law firm focused on digital asset commerce. The following opinion editorial was written by Alex Forehand and Michael Handelsman for Kelman.Law. Polymarket to Relaunch in the U.S. In the latest development for prediction markets, Polymarket … Read more

Polymarket Poised to Return to US After CFTC Staff Grants QCX No-Action Relief

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s Division of Market Oversight and Division of Clearing and Risk issued a no-action position Sept. 3 allowing QCX LLC and QC Clearing LLC to be exempted, under narrow conditions, from certain swap-related recordkeeping and swap data reporting requirements for event contracts, including binary option and variable payout contract transactions executed … Read more

Donald Trump Jr.’s 1789 Capital Makes ‘Double-Digit Millions’ Bet on Polymarket

Donald Trump Jr.’s venture capital firm, 1789 Capital, has invested a “double-digit millions” sum in the blockchain-based prediction market platform Polymarket, with Trump Jr. also joining its advisory board. Trump Jr.’s 1789 Capital Leads Funding Charge for Prediction Market Polymarket The investment, first reported by Axios on Aug. 26, provides fresh capital for Polymarket as … Read more