Prediction markets, event contracts, regulation, platforms, liquidity, and forecasting use cases.
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Hyperliquid added prediction markets to its DEX in May 2026, letting traders share collateral across futures and outcome contracts on one unified platform.
Trump's crypto ventures earned $2.3 billion while retail investors lost matching sums, and ethics rules over those profits are now blocking landmark.
A trader lost nearly $1 million on Polymarket when Spain drew with Cape Verde at 92% odds, exposing the brutal tail risk of prediction market "sure things.
Japan's largest crypto exchange is freezing accounts linked to Polymarket, citing gambling laws that carry fines up to 500,000 yen for users.
Prediction markets are processing billions in volume, but vague contract wording cost 1,838 traders $3.8 million when Polymarket changed its rules after.
Web3 blockchain market will explode from $5.1 billion to $52.6 billion by 2034, creating massive opportunities for prediction markets and DeFi.
PolyMind launches a social prediction market that blocks high-frequency trading bots, letting friends bet on everyday events through locked positions.
Prediction markets are abandoning Wall Street's algorithmic trading for social, community-based forecasting that prioritizes peer engagement over.
MEXC and KuCoin are integrating advanced prediction market tools beyond election betting, signaling a shift toward mainstream trading infrastructure.
Prediction markets are attracting the same young traders who flocked to Robinhood, but face identical risks from information asymmetries.
Major trading firms like DRW and Wintermute are hiring prediction market traders as platforms like Polymarket hit $40 billion in volume.
Bitget Wallet integrates Polymarket's prediction markets for 90 million users, targeting the 2026 World Cup with $1.2 billion in trading volume.
South Korea launches its first criminal investigation into Polymarket users who bet on elections, as global prediction market volume hits $51 billion.
Prediction markets hit $1.6 billion in World Cup trading volume before kickoff, marking blockchain betting's leap from niche experiment to mainstream.
Kalshi's $5 billion valuation proves regulated prediction markets are reshaping how investors trade on real-world events from elections to inflation.
Galaxy Digital launches institutional prediction markets desk, enabling $10 million trades that dwarf retail platforms by 5x through private OTC.
Wintermute's entry into prediction markets signals institutional adoption as traders wagered $2.4 billion in five weeks during the 2024 election cycle.
Prediction markets face 19+ legal battles as states claim they're unlicensed gambling while platforms argue federal oversight protects them.
Google engineer charged with insider trading after winning 22 of 23 Polymarket bets using confidential search data, netting $1.2 million.
Spain blocks Polymarket and Kalshi as illegal gambling, joining a global crackdown that affects 88% of prediction market trading volume.