Polymarket posted a disclaimer about a "technical exploit that may be artificially distorting prices," highlighting risks in hybrid central limit order book (CLOB) and on-chain settlement design.
Embedding Kalshi data in Tradeweb first gives institutional desks a new signal layer for hedging and positioning, but direct trading integration would be structurally disruptive by letting fixed-income players hedge binary political and policy risks without synthetic workarounds.
New York Stock Exchange President Lynn Martin says prediction markets are becoming inputs into traditional market behavior. Speaking at the World Liberty forum at Mar-a-Lago, Martin said it became “very clear for us… that prediction markets [were being used] as an input to traditional markets,” referencing a moment during the 2024 US presidential election when […]
Fireplace, a professional trading terminal purpose-built for prediction markets, has raised $1.5 million in a pre-seed round led by Frachtis, with participation from White Star Capital and a mix of venture and angel investors via Legion and Echo syndicates. The pitch is straightforward: prediction markets have scaled very fast, but their infrastructure remains fragmented and […]
Polymarket US is rolling out public APIs and permissionless liquidity rewards to encourage deeper liquidity, tighter spreads, and more institutional participation. But there are tradeoffs.