Kamala Harris Pulls Well Ahead of Trump on Polymarket
U.S. vice president Kamala Harris (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)
Prediction Markets
Dragonfly, Crypto.com Weigh in on CFTC’s Proposed Prediction Market Rules
Both parties argue the CFTC’s move to regulate prediction markets is an overreach, with Dragonfly arguing that the recent ‘Chevron’ court ruling limits its power.
Coinbase Takes Aim at CFTC’s Definition of ‘Gaming’ in Proposed Prediction Market Rules
Coinbase argues the definition is vague, and urges the CFTC to make determinations on a contract-by-contract basis rather than broad categorization
Coinbase-Backed Vega Gets Into Prediction-Market Race, Chasing Polymarket
A major upgrade to Vega’s blockchain and decentralized perpetuals exchange will allow users to bet on the outcomes of future events.
Harris Likely to Pick Pennsylvania Gov. Shapiro for Veep, Prediction Markets Say
Also: the Democrat gains on Trump but hasn’t closed the gap, unlike in polls; Polymarket punters trade on Olympic women’s boxing controversy; Fed will cut rates fast and hard in September, say bettors.
Crypto VC Paradigm Invests in MetaDAO as Prediction Markets Boom
MetaDAO, a Solana experiment in governance by “futarchy,” raised a total of $2.2 million to fund operations.
Polymarket Whales Favor Trump as Election Betting Surges Past $400M
Traders also are skeptical about China ‘unbanning’ bitcoin
Polymarket Trading Explodes as 2024 Election Enters Uncharted Territory
Kamala Harris, the frontrunner for the Democratic presidential nomination after Joe Biden dropped out (Chris duMond/Getty Images)
The Protocol: Polymarket Feeds Political Junkies, With Nate Silver
In this week’s issue of CoinDesk’s blockchain tech newsletter, we look at the “alternative news source” that Polymarket’s prediction-betting site has become.
Polymarket Hires Nate Silver After Taking in $265M of Bets on U.S. Election: Report
As the U.S. presidential election enters its final stretch, crypto-based prediction market platform Polymarket is striking while the iron is hot by hiring popular statistician and writer Nate Silver as an adviser.