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General
World Cup 2026 Predictions: Everything You Can Trade for Kickoff Today
The 2026 World Cup will begin when Mexico and South Africa clash in front of 83,000 fans in Mexico City later today. Shakira and Burna Boy will get the party started when they perform the...
Martin Green
June 11, 2026
General
World Cup Odds on USA, Canada, and Mexico: Which Co-Host Will Go the Furthest?
World Cup co-hosts Mexico, Canada, and the USA will all begin their group stage campaigns this week. The tournament gets underway with an intriguing clash between Mexico and South Africa in...
Martin Green
June 10, 2026
US Elections
Evette Heads to SC Governor Runoff Still Backed by 76% at Prediction Markets
Trump-endorsed South Carolina Lt. Gov. Pamela Evette is heading to a runoff for SC governor and still heavily favored by prediction...
Pat Evans
June 10, 2026
Regulation & Policy
CFTC Prediction Markets Rule Defines Gaming, Draws Line on Micro-Bets and Injury Markets
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) published its long-awaited prediction markets proposed rule Wednesday, putting the first formal regulatory text for event contract...
Valerie Cross
June 10, 2026
Industry
Kalshi Adds Employment Checks, New Safeguards To Fight Prediction Market Insider Trading
Kalshi says its new safeguards will risk-score contracts, screen some traders before they trade and expand tools for reporting suspicious...
Mike Breen
June 10, 2026
Crypto
Crypto Tax Hearing Reveals Consensus: Tax Reform Is Needed, But Congress ‘Not Yet’ Ready
The House Ways and Means Committee held its first digital asset tax hearing in years, debating seven Republican-led bills on crypto taxation, but the session revealed as many fault lines as...
Iliana Mavrou
June 10, 2026
General
World Cup Group Favorites Ahead of Thursday’s Big Kickoff
The World Cup group stage will begin when Mexico and South Africa clash at Estadio Azteca on Thursday afternoon. Soccer fans can then look forward to 72 games in just 17 action-packed days,...
Martin Green
June 10, 2026
Legal News & Updates
Wisconsin Asks Court to Temporarily Block Trading of Sports Event Contracts on Coinbase, Kalshi, and Robinhood
Wisconsin’s anticipated motion for injunctive relief calls trading of prediction markets connected to sporting events “open, repeated, ongoing criminal violations” of the state’s...
Derek Helling
June 10, 2026
Industry
From Ronaldo Tears to Trump Photo Ops, World Cup Prediction Markets Move Beyond the Pitch
World Cup markets on Kalshi and Polymarket show the platforms testing how much of the tournament’s surrounding culture can become...
Mike Breen
June 9, 2026
US Elections
Prediction Markets Start Pricing Jon Ossoff as 2028 Contender for President
Prediction markets are warming to Jon Ossoff for 2028, lifting him to 9% on Kalshi and 7% on Polymarket as Gavin Newsom slips and the Georgia senator remains a heavy Senate reelection...
Pat Evans
June 9, 2026