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Polymarket Confirms Hackers Drained $3 Million From Users After Third-Party Breach

DIGIT — Fri, 26 Jun 2026 23:18:49 +0000

Prediction-market platform Polymarket said hackers stole roughly $3 million from users after a third-party vendor was compromised and malicious code was injected into its website. The incident has since been fully contained, and refunds are being initiated for affected users in full. A Supply-Chain Attack, Not a Direct Breach Polymarket disclosed that a compromise at […]

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Polymarket hit by $2.9M theft, users to be refunded

DIGIT — Fri, 26 Jun 2026 08:20:37 +0000

Polymarket said it contained the compromise and removed the affected dependency after attackers injected a malicious script into its frontend.

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Bitcoin Crashes to $58,035, Wiping $40 Billion From Crypto Ecosystem in 24 Hours

DIGIT — Thu, 25 Jun 2026 15:41:48 +0000

The price of bitcoin reached a consequential low on Thursday, falling to its weakest level of 2026 when it touched $58,035 on Bitstamp at 9:55 a.m. Eastern time. Over the past 24 hours, $40 billion has vanished from the total crypto market capitalization, leaving it precariously close to slipping beneath the $2 trillion threshold. Crypto […]

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60% of World Cup bettors on Polymarket were first-time crypto users

DIGIT — Thu, 25 Jun 2026 13:00:00 +0000

Polymarket emerged as an onboarding layer for about 60% of World Cup bettors, who interacted with the blockchain for the first time during their prediction market entry.

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CFTC Sues Kentucky to Shield Kalshi and Polymarket – the First Republican-Led State It’s Targeted

DIGIT — Thu, 25 Jun 2026 05:30:17 +0000

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) sued Kentucky in federal court on June 23 to block the state’s crackdown on Kalshi and Polymarket – its ninth such suit since April, and the first against a state with a Republican attorney general. The first red state in the crosshairs The Commodity Futures Trading Commission filed a […]

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Kalshi seeks funding at $40B valuation, nearly doubling last raise: FT

DIGIT — Thu, 25 Jun 2026 02:23:39 +0000

Kalshi is reportedly in talks to raise new capital at a $40 billion valuation, reflecting growing investor confidence in regulated prediction markets.

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Kalshi sues Illinois officials over prediction markets restrictions

DIGIT — Wed, 24 Jun 2026 19:34:48 +0000

The prediction markets company claimed that it would be “irreparably harmed” when an Illinois law signed as part of a budget package goes in effect on July 1.

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CBOE debuts prediction market with S&P 500 contracts

DIGIT — Wed, 24 Jun 2026 12:18:49 +0000

Cboe launched its first prediction market product tied to the S&P 500 index, citing a growing investor demand for binary options contracts.

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CFTC sues Kentucky after state’s prediction market lawsuits

DIGIT — Wed, 24 Jun 2026 02:40:41 +0000

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission has sued Kentucky, now the ninth state the regulator is battling in its fight over prediction markets.

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Cboe Launches Prediction Markets With Yes-or-No S&P 500 Index Contracts

DIGIT — Wed, 24 Jun 2026 02:30:43 +0000

Cboe launches prediction markets-style binary options tied to the Mini-S&P 500 Index, scaled to one-tenth the S&P 500 benchmark, allowing traders to take yes-or-no positions through broker platforms including Interactive Brokers, with fixed $100 or $0 payouts at settlement. Binary Options Introduced Through Retail Brokerage Channels Cboe Global Markets (CBOE) announced on June 23, 2026, […]

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