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US Elections
NJ GOP Senate Primary Attracts Trading Volume Despite Strong Democratic Hold Odds
Polymarket traders have wagered nearly $440K on New Jersey's GOP Senate primary, while prediction markets continue to price Democrats as overwhelming favorites to hold Sen. Cory Booker's...
Pat Evans
May 29, 2026
Crypto
Kalshi Wins CFTC Approval for First US Regulated Bitcoin Perpetual Futures, Opens Waitlist
Kalshi's Bitcoin perpetual futures contracts are now CFTC-approved with the waitlist open. "Bringing perps onto a regulated prediction market exchange opens the door to institutional...
Valerie Cross
May 29, 2026
US Elections
Iowa Split: Prediction Markets Back Rob Sand but Favor GOP Senate Hold Ahead of Primary
Prediction markets give Democrat Rob Sand a 64%-66% chance to win Iowa's governor race, while Republicans remain favored to hold the open Senate seat. Here's why traders are pricing the two...
Pat Evans
May 29, 2026
US Elections
CA Governor Primary Markets Signal Becerra vs Hilton Matchup as Polls Catch Up
The California governor race is turning into what prediction markets have signaled for weeks. The markets have been calling a top two showdown between Democrat Xavier Becerra and...
Pat Evans
May 28, 2026
Industry
Rothera Files Soccer Contracts as Robinhood-Backed Prediction Market Exchange Nears Launch
Rothera’s soccer contracts may list June 1, giving Robinhood a path to reduce reliance on third-party exchanges such as Kalshi ahead of the World...
Mike Breen
May 28, 2026
Legal News & Updates
Tennessee Appeals District Court’s Decision to Protect Kalshi From Enforcement Actions
Sixth Circuit could be perceived as friendly venue to Tennessee’s interests and set up another avenue for the dispute over state sovereignty to elevate to the US Supreme...
Derek Helling
May 28, 2026
Legal News & Updates
CFTC Sues Google Employee Over Alleged Insider Trading on Polymarket
The alleged trader used knowledge of Google’s most-searched individuals for 2025 that they had privileged access to and profited $1.2M, according to the CFTC’s complaint....
Derek Helling
May 28, 2026
Regulation & Policy
CFTC Moves to Clear Gemini’s Record, Says 2022 Complaint ‘Should Not Have Been Filed’
The CFTC is moving to vacate its own consent order against Gemini, admitting the 2022 lawsuit never should have been filed, and closing the chapter on an enforcement saga that took down a...
Valerie Cross
May 27, 2026
US Elections
Texas Made the Senate Map Harder for Republicans, Markets Reacted
Winning the nomination fight is not the same as building a November strong hold. Trump can still pick a nominee, but he does not make the nominee more palatable to independents. And in a...
Pat Evans
May 27, 2026
Industry
Fanatics Markets Launches FIFA World Cup Prediction Markets Hub with ADI Predictstreet
The new hub gives Fanatics a FIFA-linked World Cup product while keeping the actual contracts on CDNA, as operators prepare for one of the next major sports prediction market...
Mike Breen
May 27, 2026