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Crypto
Clarity Act Advances in Bipartisan Senate Banking Committee Vote
After months of stalled progress, the US Senate Banking Committee finally advanced the Clarity Act in a 15-9 bipartisan vote on Thursday, marking one of the most significant steps yet...
Iliana Mavrou
May 15, 2026
US Elections
Louisiana Senate Markets Turn on Cassidy as Trump-Backed Letlow Gains Ground
Trump-backed Julia Letlow is the clear favorite over incumbent Sen. Bill Cassidy on prediction markets in the Louisiana GOP Senate...
Pat Evans
May 15, 2026
Industry
The Next Online Casino Loophole Is Being Built on Prediction Markets, Gaming Lawyer Says
A gaming lawyer tells DeFi Rate the next wave of gray area online casinos already being explored may be built on top of regulated prediction markets, and it could fall outside both federal...
Valerie Cross
May 15, 2026
Industry
Interactive Brokers Expands Prediction Markets with Kalshi, CME Group Integration
IBKR’s new prediction markets interface gives its clients one place to access, compare and trade ForecastEx, Kalshi and CME event...
Mike Breen
May 14, 2026
General
2026 PGA Championship Odds: Outrights, Round Leaders, and Combos at Kalshi and Polymarket
Kalshi had nearly $130 million in live 2026 PGA Championship-related volume by Day 1, with the outright winner market alone above $110 million. Scottie Scheffler remains the favorite across...
Cheryle Shepstone
May 14, 2026
Legal News & Updates
Minnesota Sends Prediction Market Restrictions to Gov. Walz, Setting Up Legal Showdown
The Minnesota legislature has sent a bill that would ban prediction market trading and criminalize the operation of the exchanges to Gov. Tim...
Derek Helling
May 14, 2026
US Elections
Markets Aren’t Buying AOC‑Backed Rabb Surge in PA-03 Democratic House Primary
Pennsylvania’s 3rd Congressional District Democratic primary isn’t just a local House race anymore. It’s turned into the hottest early test of the party’s 2028 fault lines. ...
Pat Evans
May 13, 2026
Regulation & Policy
House Democrats Seek Prediction Market Records Amid Suspicious Iran War, Oil Trades
House Democrats ask for subpoenas to identify traders behind suspicious Iran-linked wagers, as Chairman James Comer says Oversight is now seeking information from prediction market...
Mike Breen
May 13, 2026
US Elections
Kentucky GOP House Primary Odds Briefly Flip to Gallrein After Massie Scandal
A Kentucky House race has become perhaps the nastiest, priciest House primary of the cycle, a match between incumbent libertarian Rep. Thomas Massie and President Donald...
Pat Evans
May 13, 2026
Regulation & Policy
Addabbo Advances New York Prediction Market Bill: ‘The Harder Thing to Do Is Regulate’
New York Sen. Joseph Addabbo confirmed to DeFi Rate that he plans to bring his prediction market bill, S9414, before the Senate Racing and Gaming Committee next...
Derek Helling
May 13, 2026