coindesk 4 days ago

Polymarket suspends trading after third-party breach leads to user losses

Polymarket said one of its third-party providers was breached after users reported seeing their accounts drained.

coindesk 4 days ago

Polymarket brings ultra-short crypto prediction markets to U.S. platform

Polymarket’s new Up/Down crypto contracts come as the CFTC renews scrutiny of the prediction market’s compliance with its 2022 U.S...

coindesk 1 week ago

NBA joins pro sports leagues on CFTC prediction markets bandwagon while NFL balk...

The U.S. derivatives regulator, which has championed the arrival of prediction market firms such as Kalshi, has been gathering all...

blockonomi 1 week ago

Crypto Prediction Markets Set New $2.7B Weekly Volume Record

TLDR: Crypto prediction markets on Kalshi and Polymarket reached a record $2.7 billion in weekly notional volume, largely from sho...

blockonomi 1 week ago

Pentagon Bans Military Personnel From Insider Trading on Polymarket and Kalshi

TLDR: Pentagon bans military and civilian personnel from using nonpublic information to trade on Polymarket and Kalshi. The direct...

coindesk 1 week ago

Polymarket has reportedly fired its marketing chief, also a close friend of the...

Matthew Modabber was reportedly ousted after an internal probe of several instances of misconduct, according to the New York Post.

blockonomi 2 weeks ago

DeFi Is Evolving: What Comes After Betting and Prediction Markets?

TLDR: Prediction markets traded $102.4 billion in contracts over 30 days, with about $25.7 billion paid.  Stablecoins hold a $302....

blockonomi Oct 14, 2026

October Fed Rate Hike Odds Surge to 43% as U.S. CPI Inflation Hits 3.7%

TLDR: Polymarket’s October rate hike odds rose about 25 percentage points to 43%, while unchanged rates held 57%. U.S. CPI inflati...

coindesk Oct 08, 2026

NFL joins pushback against prediction markets as U.S. Supreme Court asked to act

In opposition to federal oversight of the prediction markets, the National Football League has sided with states, Gary Gensler and...

blockonomi Oct 06, 2026

Polymarket Sets November V2 Move, But Testing Comes First

TLDR Polymarket has started canary testing for its rebuilt Protocol V2 system. The platform tentatively plans to move new markets...