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February 11, 2026 @ 3:06 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Kalshi has emerged as key player focused on prediction markets, a platform where users bet on real-world outcomes to generate collective insights. Established seven years ago, the company was built on the conviction that crowd-sourced wisdom can cut through misinformation, prioritizing data-driven markets over subjective… Read More

February 5, 2026 @ 3:50 pm By JD Alois  |  

Prediction markets have proven to be pretty effective in anticipating the outcome of various types of events. A huge event, at least in the US, is taking place this Sunday as the Super Bowl will kick off at 630PM ET in Santa Clara, California. This… Read More

February 5, 2026 @ 3:24 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Prediction markets, where participants wager on the outcomes of real-world events ranging from elections to sports, have surged in popularity as a innovative segment of the web3 ecosystem. Platforms like Kalshi and Polymarket allow users to buy and sell contracts tied to these events, effectively… Read More

February 5, 2026 @ 3:08 pm By JD Alois  |  

A class action lawsuit has been filed against prediction marketplace Polymarket, claiming illegal gambling. The suit was filed in the Southern District of New York, claiming that Polymarket is an unlicensed sports betting firm. The case has been filed with Lorenzo Miro of San Diego… Read More

January 19, 2026 @ 9:56 am By JD Alois  |  

President Donald Trump is rattling world markets once again as his quest to acquire Greenland, one way or another ratchets ups with declarations of added tariffs on various European countries. On Saturday, Trump stated that until a deal regarding Greenland was not reached, the following… Read More

January 4, 2026 @ 5:17 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

In the evolving ecosystem of prediction markets, Kalshi Inc. has quickly emerged as a significant force, recently highlighting research that positions its platform as a potentially superior tool for anticipating inflation trends. This development comes at a time when economic uncertainty continues to grip global… Read More

December 16, 2025 @ 8:08 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Phantom, a crypto wallet trusted by more than 20 million users, and Kalshi, the world’s prediction market, introduced a new way to trade what’s trending. With Phantom Prediction Markets, users can tap into the moments shaping politics, crypto, sports, and culture, discovering markets and watching… Read More

December 4, 2025 @ 9:46 am By JD Alois  |  

Prediction market Kalshi has announced a partnership with the news broadcaster CNN, which is owned by Warner Bros. Discovery (Nasdaq:WBD). Kalshi announced: “CNN partners with Kalshi to integrate prediction markets into its global newsroom. The first major news network to embrace Kalshi prediction markets. A… Read More

December 2, 2025 @ 2:40 pm By JD Alois  |  

Sei has integrated with the prediction market Kalshi. Sei is a blockchain that claims to be the highest Level 1 blockchain that claims to transact at 400ms – faster than any other Layer 1 EVM blockchain. The Sei Giga network upgrade is expected to improve… Read More

November 21, 2025 @ 8:55 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Kalshi, one of the fast-growing prediction market platforms that allows users to wager on the outcomes of real-world events, has reportedly acquired $1 billion in new funding at a valuation of $11 billion. This, according to recent media reports that referenced a source claiming to… Read More

November 10, 2025 @ 9:09 am By JD Alois  |  

Are prediction markets gambling or investing/trading? Well, some believe stock markets are more akin to gambling than to investing, yet public markets are subject to federal oversight – not state control like gambling. Kalshi, a top prediction marketplace, has issued a statement today pushing back… Read More

November 4, 2025 @ 1:59 pm By JD Alois  |  

Will prediction markets once again prove to be prescient for political predictions? Let’s hope not. Today, with polls open, the New York City Mayoral election is in full swing with upstart Marxist Zohran Mamdani, battling traditional Democrat Andrew Cuomo and Republican Curtis Silwa to become… Read More

October 23, 2025 @ 9:00 am By JD Alois  |  

Popular prediction marketplace Kalshi has partnered with RedStone to bring Kalshi’s platform on-chain for over 110 networks, according to a company release. RedStone is a blockchain oracle delivering price feeds for DeFi assets, including tokenized assets. The company reports securing over $8.5 billion in claiming… Read More

October 22, 2025 @ 5:50 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The National Hockey League (NHL) has forged multi-year US focused partnerships with prediction platforms Kalshi and Polymarket, designating both as official prediction market partners. Announced recently, this marks the first such collaboration between a major American professional sports league and these innovative firms, signaling a… Read More

October 14, 2025 @ 10:37 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Pyth Network, a provider of institutional market data, announced its partnership with Kalshi, the U.S. federally regulated event-exchange platform, to deliver its prediction market information across 100+ blockchains. This reportedly marks the first time regulated event data will be streamed onchain at scale, allowing web3… Read More

October 12, 2025 @ 7:22 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Co-founder Tarek Mansour noted that Kalshi recently raised $300M+ at a $5B valuation, led by Sequoia and a16z. Since then, he claims that they have grown more than 3x, reached $50B of annualized volume, and became the largest prediction market in the world. And now,… Read More

September 15, 2025 @ 5:00 pm By JD Alois  |  

The state of Massachusetts filed a lawsuit against prediction market Kalshi last week, alleging the platform was conducting illegal sports betting. Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell stated that sports wagering comes with significant risk and must be strictly regulated by the state to mitigate… Read More

September 14, 2025 @ 1:28 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

In the ecosystem of decentralized finance and event-based trading, decentralized prediction markets platforms are capturing investor attention with potential fundraising plans. Reports indicate that Polymarket, a blockchain-driven prediction market, is exploring a new capital infusion that could peg its worth at between $9 billion and… Read More

June 26, 2025 @ 11:48 am By JD Alois  |  

Popular prediction market Kalshi has raised $185 million at a $2  billion valuation after a “breakout year.” The  prediction market said the Series C funding round was led by Paradigm, with participation from Sequoia, Multicoin, Neo, BOND Capital, Citadel Securities CEO Peng Zhao, and other… Read More

April 10, 2025 @ 12:39 pm By JD Alois  |  

Not too long ago, CI reported that event betting platform Polymarket indicated a chance of recession at 65%. Yesterday, President Trump reversed his aggressive tariff posture announcing a 90 day pause on previously announced penalties. Markets rocketed higher following the news. For a moment, all… Read More