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Responsible Trading Takes Center Stage as Prediction Market Safeguards Advance

Responsible Trading Takes Center Stage as Prediction Market Safeguards Advance

The rapid rise of prediction markets has pushed a new class of event-based trading platforms into the spotlight, with bi...

By Alex Smith 1 month ago 11 min read
Markets Favor El-Sayed in Michigan Democratic Senate Primary as Polls Stay Split

Markets Favor El-Sayed in Michigan Democratic Senate Primary as Polls Stay Split

The Michigan 2026 Democratic Senate race is a textbook case of prediction markets trading a different narrative than the...

By Alex Smith 1 month ago 4 min read
Out from the Shadows - Synthetix Q2 Roadmap Update

Out from the Shadows - Synthetix Q2 Roadmap Update

The Synthetix 2026 Roadmap laid out a simple ambition: take the foundations we’d spent 2025 building to scale Syn...

By Alex Smith 1 month ago 8 min read
Gemini Wins CFTC Clearing License, Eyes Full Derivatives Stack

Gemini Wins CFTC Clearing License, Eyes Full Derivatives Stack

Gemini received a Derivatives Clearing Organization license from the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, ending the ex...

By Alex Smith 1 month ago 3 min read
California Billionaire Tax Nears Ballot as Odds Still Lean ‘No’

California Billionaire Tax Nears Ballot as Odds Still Lean ‘No’

A proposed one-time California billionaire tax has reportedly cleared the signature hurdle and is moving toward the Nove...

By Alex Smith 1 month ago 4 min read
Robinhood Q1 Earnings Show Prediction Markets Holding Strong as Rothera Exchange Nears Launch

Robinhood Q1 Earnings Show Prediction Markets Holding Strong as Rothera Exchange Nears Launch

Robinhood reported first-quarter results Tuesday showing steady growth despite a sharp decline in crypto trading, as sur...

By Alex Smith 1 month ago 6 min read
Will Trump Fire Kash Patel? Polymarket, Kalshi Odds Signal Growing Exit Risk

Will Trump Fire Kash Patel? Polymarket, Kalshi Odds Signal Growing Exit Risk

Prediction markets are pricing Kash Patel's exit as more likely than not. Our aggregated data shows Patel with a 79% cha...

By Alex Smith 1 month ago 4 min read
Prediction Markets Don’t Just Reflect Crypto Sentiment; They Help Shape It

Prediction Markets Don’t Just Reflect Crypto Sentiment; They Help Shape It

When tensions between the United States and Iran escalated earlier this month, one of the fastest places to register the...

By Alex Smith 1 month ago 6 min read
Traders Pour Millions Into 2028 Presidential Race as Democrats Hold Early Edge

Traders Pour Millions Into 2028 Presidential Race as Democrats Hold Early Edge

Traders are already throwing millions of dollars into the 2028 presidential race winner contracts on prediction markets...

By Alex Smith 1 month ago 4 min read
Kalshi Posts Record $3.9B Volume Week, Extends Lead Over Polymarket as Parlays Surge

Kalshi Posts Record $3.9B Volume Week, Extends Lead Over Polymarket as Parlays Surge

Weekly notional volume bounced back sharply after last week’s post-Masters pullback, with the two leading predicti...

By Alex Smith 1 month ago 12 min read
Ohio Senate Special Election Moves to Toss-Up as Markets Price Flip Risk

Ohio Senate Special Election Moves to Toss-Up as Markets Price Flip Risk

The 2026 Ohio Senate special election has quietly become one of the best potential swing‑seat flips on the Democratic si...

By Alex Smith 1 month ago 4 min read
Seven Ways Prediction Markets Are Rewriting Institutional Risk Management

Seven Ways Prediction Markets Are Rewriting Institutional Risk Management

Prediction markets are pulling in institutions like a magnet for cleaner real-world hedging. Citadel Securities, one of...

By Alex Smith 1 month ago 17 min read