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Kentucky GOP House Primary Odds Flip to Gallrein Amid Massie Scandal

Kentucky GOP House Primary Odds Flip to Gallrein Amid Massie Scandal

A Kentucky House race has become perhaps the nastiest, priciest House primary of the cycle, a match between incumbent li...

By Alex Smith 1 month ago 4 min read
Snaxpot: Trade for Your Chance to Win $500K

Snaxpot: Trade for Your Chance to Win $500K

The Synthetix team has been heads down for the past 9 months building out the ultimate trading venue for perpetual futur...

By Alex Smith 1 month ago 5 min read
Introducing Scaled Orders on Synthetix Perps

Introducing Scaled Orders on Synthetix Perps

Scaled orders automatically generate a series of limit orders Instead of placing one large limit order at one level, a s...

By Alex Smith 1 month ago 4 min read
Introducing TWAP Orders on Synthetix Perps

Introducing TWAP Orders on Synthetix Perps

Synthetix continues to ship new tools for traders.TWAP (Time-Weighted Average Price) orders make it easier to scale into...

By Alex Smith 1 month ago 3 min read
DraftKings Predictions Tops $2.3B Annualized Volume Ahead of Railbird Launch, Parlay Rollout

DraftKings Predictions Tops $2.3B Annualized Volume Ahead of Railbird Launch, Parlay Rollout

DraftKings gave investors its clearest look yet at its prediction markets business on Thursday. The company’s Q1 earning...

By Alex Smith 1 month ago 8 min read
Reality Star Spencer Pratt Emerges as Real Contender in LA Mayor Markets

Reality Star Spencer Pratt Emerges as Real Contender in LA Mayor Markets

Los Angeles is in a weird phase as residents look toward electing its next mayor, with prediction markets now suggesting...

By Alex Smith 1 month ago 4 min read
Ohio Governor Markets Leaning Blue Despite Ramaswamy Win in GOP Primary

Ohio Governor Markets Leaning Blue Despite Ramaswamy Win in GOP Primary

Vivek Ramaswamy won the Republican Primary for the Ohio governor race, but prediction markets still favor Democrat Amy A...

By Alex Smith 1 month ago 4 min read
Will Congress Ban Its Members from Trading Stocks? Prediction Markets Are Skeptical

Will Congress Ban Its Members from Trading Stocks? Prediction Markets Are Skeptical

The Senate banned its own members from trading on prediction markets in less than a week. A ban on stock trading has bee...

By Alex Smith 1 month ago 7 min read
Becerra Surges in California Governor Odds as Ballots Hit Mailboxes

Becerra Surges in California Governor Odds as Ballots Hit Mailboxes

The California governor race has a new leader on prediction markets as ballots go out to residents, and the candidates a...

By Alex Smith 1 month ago 5 min read
Limitless Exchange Files for CFTC Approval After Record $1.66B Month

Limitless Exchange Files for CFTC Approval After Record $1.66B Month

Limitless Markets US, LLC, a U.S. entity tied to international blockchain-based prediction market Limitless Exchange, ha...

By Alex Smith 1 month ago 8 min read
Polymarket and Kalshi Open Trading on Chris Martin’s World Cup Final Halftime Show

Polymarket and Kalshi Open Trading on Chris Martin’s World Cup Final Halftime Show

Polymarket and Kalshi have opened markets on the World Cup Final halftime show. The volume won't match the Super Bowl, b...

By Alex Smith 1 month ago 4 min read
Markets Buck Texas Senate Polls, Favor Paxton and GOP Edge

Markets Buck Texas Senate Polls, Favor Paxton and GOP Edge

The Texas Republican Senate race has done what prediction markets love. It has flipped and then flipped again, turning a...

By Alex Smith 1 month ago 5 min read