Investments

Kalshi–Tradeweb Deal Targets Institutional Macro Hedging

Industry

Kalshi–Tradeweb Deal Signals Prediction Markets’ Push Into Institutional Macro Hedging

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...

Dirk van Haaster

February 20, 2026

Fireplace Raises $1.5M to Build Bloomberg for Prediction Markets

Investments

Fireplace Raises $1.5M to Bring Bloomberg-Style Infrastructure to Prediction Markets

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...

Dirk van Haaster

February 19, 2026

ETF applications for election prediction markets

Industry

Bitwise Joins Roundhill in Race to Launch US Election Prediction ETFs

Bitwise filed with the SEC to launch 2028 US election ETFs under its new PredictionShares brand, joining Roundhill and GraniteShares in the race to bring political outcome contracts to NYSE...

Alejandro Miguel

February 18, 2026

Robinhood venture fund should you buy rvi

Industry

What’s in Robinhood Ventures Fund I — and Should You Buy $RVI?

Robinhood Ventures Fund I (RVI) offers retail access to Stripe, Databricks, and 6 other private companies at $25/share. We break down the fees, risks, and how it compares to ARK and...

Valerie Cross

February 17, 2026

Opinion raises $20 million to scale onchain prediction markets

Industry

Opinion Raises $20M to Scale Onchain Prediction Market Settlement

Opinion blockchain based prediction exchange just raised $20M to help scale onchain settlement infrastructure as the platform rivals Kalshi and Polymarket in weekly notional volume....

Dirk van Haaster

February 5, 2026

Jupiter DEX to integrate Polymarket prediction markets

Finance & Earnings

Jupiter Brings Polymarket Prediction Markets to Solana Blockchain

Jupiter also secured a $35 million strategic investment from ParaFi Capital to ramp up on-chain financial infrastructure for the all-in-one DeFi platform built on Solana....

Dirk van Haaster

February 3, 2026

Investments

Polymarket Deal With Dow Jones Brings Data to WSJ, MarketWatch, Barron’s

Partnership expands Polymarket’s U.S. visibility and intensifies rivalry with Kalshi, as media treats prediction markets as credible financial...

Mike Breen

January 7, 2026

Industry

Polymarket Teams With Parcl to Launch Real Estate Markets

The new real estate markets will focus on major cities to start, with resolution criteria tied to Parcl's real-time data engine, helping to remove...

Jason Brow

January 5, 2026

Prediction Markets Launch in Solflare Wallet via Kalshi

Investments

Prediction Markets Go Live Inside Solflare Wallet With Kalshi Liquidity

Prediction markets have moved directly into self-custodial wallets for the first time, with Solflare launching native prediction market trading inside its application.The integration allows...

Dirk van Haaster

December 31, 2025

Rocket raised $1.5 million in a pre-seed round led by Electric Capital, showing growing investor interest in prediction markets

Investments

Rocket Raises $1.5M as Prediction Markets Attract Fresh Capital

Capital is flowing into crypto startups like Rocket that are building more complex financial systems and infrastructure....

Dirk van Haaster

December 30, 2025

Gonder beta tests lending protocols on Polymarket

Investments

Gondor Raises $2.5M to Bring Lending and Leverage to Prediction Markets

Gondor is betting it can build the missing financial layer for on-chain prediction markets—starting with lending against Polymarket...

Alejandro Miguel

December 9, 2025

Investments

Kalshi Rolls Out Tokenized Version of Event Contracts on Solana

With tokenized event contracts now live on Solana, Kalshi is stepping directly into territory dominated by Polymarket and other decentralized platforms. The race just got a lot more...

Alejandro Miguel

December 1, 2025

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