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Polymarket Odds Say Columbia University President Will Keep Job
22.4.2024
Continuing pro-Palestine protests won't lead to Minouche Shafik having a fate similar to Claudine Gay, who was recently forced to resign as Harvard's president, the prediction market signals. Plus: Kalshi bettors don't think Taylor Swift will break her record
Polymarket Traders See 32% Chance of No Fed Rate Cuts This Year
19.4.2024
The hawkish shift in the market sentiment could dampen the demand for risk assets, including cryptocurrencies and technology stocks
Free Money? Polymarket Bet Pays 8% if China Doesn't Invade Taiwan
15.4.2024
Betting against that outcome could yield almost 8x as much as Taiwan government bonds. Plus: Mideast turmoil barely changes presidential odds
Presidential Election Betting Surges as Odds Tighten on Polymarket
13.4.2024
The competition has notably intensified in recent months for the 2024 U.S. presidential election, as indicated by the prediction market platform Polymarket. Just two months ago, former President Donald Trump was ahead with a 52% lead, while incumbent Joe Biden was at 33%. Current figures from...
Bitcoin Back Down to $66K as Rising Treasury Yields Catch Investor Interest
3.4.2024
Prediction markets and CME's Fed Watch Tool have virtually ruled out a rate cut until later this year
Who Will Trump Pick for Veep? Polymarket Gives Tim Scott Best Odds: Prediction Markets
1.4.2024
Plus: Free money? "Democrat wins New York" contract trades at 90 cents on the dollar
How Many Years Will SBF Get? Jury's Out on Betting Platform Polymarket
25.3.2024
Plus: Tesla's delivery numbers will fall short of record, Kalshi traders signal; "Ghostbusters" fandom underestimated
Nearly $100M Wagered on U.S. Presidential Election on Polymarket
18.3.2024
Blockchain bettors see a clear path to victory for Trump, and are bullish on ether hitting an all-time high in 2024 – but SOL might get there first, thanks to "memecoin March."
U.S. CFTC's Behnam Says Agency Writing New Policy on Prediction Markets
12.3.2024
U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission Chair Rostin Behnam said his agency will propose a rule in the coming months to establish new regulations for prediction markets
Sotheby’s EtherRock Auction Closes Wednesday, Expected to Fetch Over $600K
19.2.2024
Sotheby’s, the 279-year-old British auction house, is expected to close the sale of an EtherRock (EthRock) non-fungible token (NFT) on Wednesday, in a sealed bid auction. The decentralized prediction market website Polymarket reflects that there is a 57% chance that the EtherRock NFT will sell...
MOON Holder Makes 550% on Predictions Platform Polymarket as Bitcoin Moves Above $50K
13.2.2024
The trader had bought the Yes side shares of the now-expired Polymarket-based betting contract "Will BTC hit $50,000 in February?"
Polygon-Based Prediction Market Shows Michelle Obama Rising to Third in 2024 Election Odds, Challenging Trump and Biden
11.2.2024
24 days ago, Bitcoin.com News delved into Polymarket’s decentralized prediction market odds for the 2024 U.S. elections, with former President Donald Trump at the forefront, closely trailed by the sitting President Joe Biden, and the ex-U.S. Ambassador to the U.N., Nikki Haley. Since that report...
Super Bowl 58 Wagers Heat up — 49ers Lead as Crypto Betting Markets Favor Their Victory
30.1.2024
In just under two weeks, the National Football League (NFL) champions of the American Football Conference (AFC), the Kansas City Chiefs, and their counterparts from the National Football Conference (NFC), the San Francisco 49ers, will clash in the much-anticipated Super Bowl 58. As of right...
Polymarket Traders See 55% Chance of Second Trump Presidency
30.1.2024
He Exposed Harvard President's Plagiarism, Then Lost Money Betting on the Story
20.1.2024
Are prediction markets the future of investigative journalism? Maybe, says Chris Brunet, whose reporting led to Claudine Gay's resignation – though he's yet to profit from his scoops
Polymarket Predicts Trump as 2024 US Election Winner With 48% Chance, Biden and Haley Trail in Predictions
18.1.2024
With the U.S. presidential election just about nine months on the horizon, it appears that American electors are poised to encounter familiar faces from the 2020 race — Joe Biden and Donald Trump. Recent data from the decentralized crypto-based predictions platform Polymarket suggests that Trump...
Bitcoin ETF Frenzy Brings Windfall Volume to Decentralized Predictions Platform Polymarket
11.1.2024
Polymarket saw betting contracts worth more than $5.7 million change hands on Wednesday
Bloomberg Analysts Predict Over 90% Chance of US Approval for Bitcoin ETF, Polymarket Trims Odds to 83%
8.1.2024
Source: iStock/pichet_w Bloomberg analysts are increasingly optimistic about the approval of a spot Bitcoin (BTC) exchange-traded fund (ETF) in the United States, with the odds now exceeding 90%. In a recent post, Bloomberg ETF analyst Eric Balchunas commented on the likelihood of the Securities...
Bitcoin ETF Approval Odds Raised to Over 90% at Bloomberg, Drop on Polymarket
8.1.2024
Two influential analysts have tipped odds at over 90% ahead of the Securities and Exchange Commission decision
'Deniers Are Crypto's Flat Earthers' as Markets Flash 83% Odds of Bitcoin ETF Approval
4.1.2024
The popular Polymarket market bet “Bitcoin ETF approved by Jan 15?” has attracted almost $1 million in volume from hundreds of users