Iranian Ayatollah Khamenei’s Death Sparks Revolt Among Kalshi Customers
Kate Knibbs / wired - How Kalshi decided to settle a market tied to Iran’s supreme leader prompted anger among traders who felt the rules weren’t clear.
- Insider trades probe — Congress probes mysterious big winners after timed Iran bets (2)
- Kalshi settlement revolt — On the trading floor: traders revolt over settlement (4)
- Mainstream uptake — Nasdaq and AP court regulators to legitimize outcome-based markets (3)
- Regulatory crackdown — Lawmakers and courts press prediction markets for oversight and limits (2)
Insider trades probe — Congress probes mysterious big winners after timed Iran bets
Kalshi settlement revolt — On the trading floor: traders revolt over settlement
Mainstream uptake — Nasdaq and AP court regulators to legitimize outcome-based markets
Regulatory crackdown — Lawmakers and courts press prediction markets for oversight and limits
Back to Top / Monday, March 2, 2026, 3:22 pm / permalink 20019 / 11 stories in 4 days
Prediction Market Kalshi Accuses MrBeast Editor of Insider Trading
John Gruber / npr - Bobby Allyn, reporting for NPR: An editor who works for YouTube’s biggest creator, MrBeast, hasbeen suspended from the prediction market platform Kalshi andreported to federal regulators for insider trading, Kalshiofficials said on Wednesday. It’s the fir…
Back to Top / Thursday, February 26, 2026, 1:21 pm / permalink 19819 / 3 stories in 8 days
Kalshi reveals insider trading case against editor for MrBeast
Bobby Allyn / npr - With prediction markets booming, so have concerns about insider trading. Now, Kalshi has disclosed its first public actions against accounts suspected of trading on confidential information.
- California gubernatorial candidate penalized after apparent on-camera trading (2)
- Kalshi's first public enforcement exposes market policing (1)
- MrBeast editor fined and suspended for insider trading (6)
- Tax accountant hit jackpot betting against DOGE (1)
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Back to Top / Wednesday, February 25, 2026, 11:21 am / permalink 19730 / 17 stories in 9 days
CFTC's Selig opens legal dispute against states getting in way of prediction markets
Jesse Hamilton / coindesk - Commodity Futures Trading Commission Chairman Mike Selig fired a legal warning shot defending his agency's jurisdiction over the event contract space.
Back to Top / Tuesday, February 17, 2026, 1:21 pm / permalink 19307 / 8 stories in 17 days
Prediction Markets Chip Away at Sports Betting’s Territory
PYMNTS / pymnts - Sports-related bets on Kalshi are now generating estimated annualized revenues of roughly $1.3 billion. As the Financial Times (FT) reported Saturday (Feb. 14), that figure is nearly a quarter of the total sportsbook revenue for betting giant DraftKings a…
Back to Top / Sunday, February 15, 2026, 6:20 pm / permalink 19213 / 4 stories in 19 days
Israel charges two over Polymarket bets on classified military operations
ft - Civilian and reservist charged with security offences, bribery and obstructing justice after ‘red line’ crossed with online gambling
Back to Top / Thursday, February 12, 2026, 11:20 am / permalink 19073 / 5 stories in 22 days
Jupiter brings Polymarket to Solana and lands $35 million investment deal
Shaurya Malwa / coindesk - Jupiter said Polymarket will be integrated on its platform, while ParaFi Capital has made a $35 million strategic investment in JUP with an extended lockup.
Back to Top / Monday, February 2, 2026, 12:20 am / permalink 18644 / 5 stories in 4 wks
Coinbase Rolls Out Kalshi-Powered Prediction Markets Across United States
Logan Hitchcock / decrypt - Leading American crypto exchange Coinbase has launched its own prediction markets offering, powered by Kalshi.
Back to Top / Wednesday, January 28, 2026, 3:20 pm / permalink 18503 / 3 stories in 5 wks
Goldman Sachs Looks Into Potential Opportunities in Prediction Markets
PYMNTS / pymnts - Goldman Sachs is looking into how it might get involved in prediction markets, Chairman and CEO David Solomon said Thursday (Jan. 15). Asked about this and other innovations by an analyst during the company’s earnings call, Solomon said that prediction ma…
Back to Top / Thursday, January 15, 2026, 8:21 pm / permalink 17978 / 3 stories in 7 wks
Tennessee orders Kalshi, Polymarket and Crypto.com to cease sports betting contracts
Francisco Rodrigues / coindesk - The firms, federally regulated by the CFTC, were told to shut down Tennessee-based activity, refund deposits, and void open contracts by Jan. 31.
Back to Top / Saturday, January 10, 2026, 1:20 pm / permalink 17737 / 7 stories in 7 wks
Bitnomial Cleared by CFTC to Offer Prediction Contracts in the U.S.
Maxwell Mutuma / parameter - TLDR Bitnomial received a no-action letter from the CFTC allowing it to launch prediction markets in the U.S. The approved contracts will focus on digital assets, economic indicators, and financial outcomes. All transactions will be cleared through Bitnom…
Back to Top / Thursday, January 8, 2026, 9:21 pm / permalink 17662 / 3 stories in 1 month
Coinbase buys The Clearing Company, doubling down on prediction markets
Reuters / fastcompany - Coinbase said on Monday it will buy prediction markets startup The Clearing Company, its tenth acquisition this year, as the crypto exchange looks to expand beyond its core digital assets business.Prediction markets let users buy and sell contracts tied t…
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