Kalshi, Polymarket and Crypto.com Receive Cease-and-Desist Letters From Tennessee Regulators

Tennessee has issued cease-and-desist letters to Crypto.com and two of the biggest prediction market platforms, requesting the companies to shut down services for customers in the state. Regulatory Concerns Prompt State Regulators To Threaten Firms With Fines for Failure to Comply With Demands The Tennessee Sports Wagering Council has sent cease-and-desist letters to Kalshi, Polymarket, … Read more

Markets Stare Down 2026 as Recession Odds, Liquidity Hopes Pull in Opposite Directions

With 2025 in the rearview mirror and 2026 already packed with developments, many are debating whether the United States is headed for a liquidity lift or a sharp downturn. Crypto has swung within a tight range as equity markets push higher and precious metals flirt with record territory. Against that backdrop, the prediction market Polymarket … Read more

Prediction Market Data Shows Waning Confidence in January Bitcoin Breakout

Bitcoin dipped to an intraday low of $89,343 on Thursday, Jan. 8, before stabilizing just above $90,000 by 11:25 a.m. EST, as prediction markets collectively pared back expectations for a six-figure January move. $100K Still Possible, but January Odds Are Sliding Across major prediction platforms, traders have been steadily dialing down the odds that bitcoin … Read more

Polymarket Enters the Newsroom Through Dow Jones Alliance

Polymarket and Dow Jones, publisher of The Wall Street Journal, have struck an exclusive partnership to integrate real-time prediction market data across Dow Jones’ digital and print platforms. Under the agreement, Polymarket’s market-implied probabilities will appear across Dow Jones publications, including Dow Jones, The Wall Street Journal, Barron’s, MarketWatch, and Investor’s Business Daily. The data … Read more

Polymarket Launches Real‑Estate Prediction Markets Using Parcl’s Housing Indices

Parcl and Polymarket partner to create prediction markets that settle on daily housing‑price indices. Parcl, the onchain real‑estate data platform, and Polymarket, the prediction‑market exchange, announced a partnership to bring Parcl’s daily housing price indices to a new suite of real‑estate prediction markets on Polymarket. The markets will settle against Parcl’s published indices, giving traders … Read more

Prediction Markets Price Uncertainty as Venezuela Eyes New Leadership

Since the U.S. removed Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, prediction markets tied to the Latin American nation have attracted large flows of capital. Two specific contracts focused on who will govern the country by the end of 2026 have already recorded close to $2 million in trading volume. Prediction Markets Split on Who Will Lead Venezuela … Read more

Maduro’s Fall Turns Long-Shot Polymarket Bets Into Overnight Wins

A U.S. military operation removed Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro from power early Jan. 3, 2026, abruptly resolving a series of high-profile Polymarket prediction markets that had been tracking his potential exit for months. Within hours of the announcement, contracts tied to Maduro’s removal closed at full value, triggering large payouts for traders who had wagered … Read more

How Much Is Logan Paul’s Pikachu Illustrator Worth? Polymarket Bets Tell the Story

Prediction market bettors are pricing in a blockbuster outcome for Logan Paul’s famed Pikachu Illustrator card after the influencer-turned-collector confirmed plans to auction it in early 2026, igniting fresh debate over rarity, hype, and how far nostalgia-backed assets can really go. Logan Paul’s Pikachu Illustrator: Origin Story, Auction Plans, Controversy, and What Polymarket Thinks The … Read more

Prediction Markets Had Their Breakout Year in 2025 — and There Was No Going Back

In 2025, prediction markets stopped acting like a sideshow and started behaving like a real financial category. Prediction Markets Go Mainstream What began as a niche experiment in forecasting elections and sports quietly evolved into a multibillion-dollar ecosystem touching Wall Street, media giants, professional sports, and crypto infrastructure. From regulatory victories and courtroom battles to … Read more

New Epstein Documents Fuel High-Stakes Bets on Polymarket and Kalshi

After a flood of documents and photographs from the Jeffrey Epstein files dropped this month, even more material from the sprawling archive is expected to roll out under a U.S. Department of Justice release required by the Epstein Files Transparency Act. Since then, a Polymarket wager titled “Who will be named in newly released Epstein … Read more