Polymarket criticized over ‘disgusting’ bets on fate of pilots on US jet shot by Iran US congressman decried bets on when two crew members on the F-15 jet shot down by Iranian forces would be rescued The Guardian - US · Apr 6
Polymarket pulls bets on fate of missing US pilot after intense backlash IN FULL The Independent UK · Apr 4
Polymarket pulls bet on fate of US pilot missing in Iran amid uproar: ‘Dystopian death market’ Polymarket said the bet was taken down ‘immediately’ and it was investigating The Independent UK · Apr 4
US government sues Illinois, alleging unlawful efforts to regulate prediction markets Booming prediction market sites, such as Kalshi and Polymarket, face scrutiny from states and Congress The Guardian - US · Apr 2
‘We demand an immediate retraction’: Pentagon is fuming after Pete Hegseth’s alleged true motive for declaring no mercy for Iran is exposed Hegseth has some explaining to do. We Got This Covered · Apr 2
MLB doubles down on gambling with new Polymarket deal MLB’s past few seasons have been plagued by a spate of gambling scandals. The Conversation · Apr 2
Prediction markets caught insider traders in real time. Congress wants to shut them down anyway Blockchain-based platforms Polymarket and Kalshi are doing what Wall Street regulators never could—leaving a public, immutable trail of suspicious trades. Fortune · Apr 2
Prediction markets have sparked a golden age of insider trading—but the party may be coming to an end Suspicious wagers on everything from U.S. military actions to MrBeast episodes have finally roused officials to take action. Fortune · Apr 2
Polymarket and other prediction platforms driving oil market, traders say Datafeeds from platforms being used to create algorithms that determine multimillion-dollar trades on global market The Guardian - UK · Apr 2
New top federal enforcer has his sights set on ending insider trading in prediction markets “We will aggressively detect, investigate, and where appropriate, prosecute insider trading in the prediction markets,” said CFTC director of enforcement David Miller. Fortune · Apr 1
10 wild things people are building with OpenClaw From multi-agent dev pipelines to smart home controllers and overnight trading bots, here are 10 of the most interesting OpenClaw community builds right now. TechRadar · Apr 1
How polling failures, gambling legalization and political gridlock paved the way for the explosive rise of prediction markets Though prediction markets have been legal in the U.S. for less than 18 months, they can’t stop making news and making money. The Conversation · Mar 31
‘I’m signing an executive order’: Gavin Newsom just pulled a president-worthy move, and Donald Trump won’t recover anytime soon California Governor Gavin Newsom is signing an executive order today that bans state officials with insider information from betting on prediction markets. This move directly expands existing ethics rules, prohibiting state appointees from using non-public information to enrich themselves or their family members through these fast-growing platforms. The order takes… The Mary Sue · Mar 28
I’m signing an executive order’: Gavin Newsom makes his first president-worthy move, and it’s a direct slap in Donald Trump’s face The public will always lose out to the Trump clan. We Got This Covered · Mar 28
Euronews · Mar 27 Investors dump Orbán-linked stocks as poll shows opposition with 23-point lead In a single day, the share price of two holding companies on the Budapest Stock Exchange with links to the Orbán government, 4iG and Opus Global, fell 10-12%.
International Business Times · Mar 26 Prediction Markets Now Face Major Potential Ban on Most Popular Betting Targets Proposed legislation is taking aim at prediction markets, promising to ban transactions on sports, politics, news, and entertainment.
International Business Times UK · Mar 26 Senator Murphy Alleges 'Corrupt' Insider Trading After £1.17 Billion Futures Bet Placed Minutes Before Trump's Iran Post An anonymous trader's massive futures trades just before Trump's Iran strike pause announcement have sparked insider trading allegations from a US senator and a Nobel Prize-winning economist.
Salon · Mar 26 The trades before Trump’s reversal Unusually timed trades around Trump’s Iran announcement have raised questions about who knew what and when
The Independent UK · Mar 25 Polymarket opens pop-up bar for in person bets - but its first night was a bust Polymarket’s ‘Monitoring the Situation’ bar was a three-day pop-up event in Washington, D.C.
The Independent UK · Mar 25 Kalshi and Polymarket are using influencers to lure in the 50% who don’t bet on sports gambling sites: women IN FOCUS: Prediction markets like Kalshi and Polymarket have shifted their business model to lure in younger women through a network of social media influencers, reports Rhian Lubin
The Independent UK · Mar 25 Iran oil insider trader concern after hundreds of millions are wagered minutes before Trump’s ‘peace talks’ post Surge in global betting on energy markets seen on Monday morning 15 minutes prior to President Donald Trump’s Truth Social post announcing ‘productive’ talks with Iran
International Business Times · Mar 24 Prediction Markets Make Drastic Changes After Lawmakers Introduce Bill to Reclassify Kalshi, Polymarket As Gambling Sites Prediction markets such as Polymarket and Kashi face potential regulation as gambling sites
International Business Times UK · Mar 24 $70K Bet on US–Iran Ceasefire Sparks Insider Trading Fears on Polymarket New Polymarket accounts have wagered $70,000 on a US–Iran ceasefire before March 31, sparking intense insider trading allegations. The bets appeared just before President Trump hinted at ending military operations. Analysts warn that prediction markets are becoming a controversial tool for war profiteering during the ongoing Middle East conflict.
Reason · Mar 24 Ignore the Haters—March Madness Is Alive and Well In Spite of Transfers and NIL Plus: Tournament expansion looks like a terrible idea, enjoy baseball while you can, and the newest season of Shoresy
The Guardian - US · Mar 24 Trump news at a glance: president touts ‘strong talks’ with Iran that Iran says have not happened Trump teased a deal could soon be reached to end his war on Iran, which Tehran denied – key US politics stories from Monday 23 March at a glance