Regulatory
Polymarket Is Said to Seek Japan Market Approval in Global Push
Polymarket is pushing to enter Japan's restrictive gambling market by 2030, betting on regulatory approval amid global legal and competitive pressures.
Rules & Mandates - SEC Chief Atkins Pumps the Brakes on Prediction-Market Funds
SEC delays prediction-market ETFs, signaling caution about stretching the $15T wrapper to event contracts despite industry's push for novel products.
Polymarket Deepens Push to Allow Bets on Value of Hot Startups
Polymarket's Nasdaq Private Market partnership expands contracts on unlisted companies, tapping retail investor demand for pre-IPO exposure amid regulatory gray areas.
Kalshi, Polymarket Defy India Ban on Online Betting Platforms
Prediction markets like Polymarket and Kalshi defy India's gambling ban, testing global regulatory limits as they expand.
Rules & Mandates - Andy Burnham Is the Favourite. That Does Not Make Him Inevitable
Burnham may be Labour’s strongest replacement, but markets are pricing a coronation before he clears the institutional gates in the parliament.
Nvidia earnings call drama: Will Jensen Huang talk 'Trump' and China chips after Xi summit?
Prediction markets are using Nvidia's earnings call to wager on geopolitical risks, from Trump mentions to tariffs and Taiwan tensions.
There’s Still Time to Make Prediction Markets Useful
Deregulation has fueled a prediction market boom, but the resulting sports-dominated platforms now face a reckoning over whether they are gambling or socially useful forecasting tools.
Virtu Starts Trading on Kalshi as Event Bets Draw in Wall Street
Institutional market-makers like Virtu Financial are entering prediction markets, legitimizing them as a new asset class despite ongoing regulatory and legal uncertainties.
Rules & Mandates - Trump to announce tariff truce extension, aircraft purchases from Boeing in China, traders predict
Prediction markets are pricing specific diplomatic outcomes from the Trump-Xi meeting, from Boeing orders to tariff extensions, as geopolitical events become financialized.
Kalshi Judge Predicts Tribe Will Win Block on Sports Contracts
A federal judge's ruling signals tribal nations may gain regulatory leverage over prediction markets under IGRA, challenging Kalshi's federal oversight argument.
Strategy’s Potential BTC Sell-Off or Circle’s Stablecoin Takeover: Will Crypto Fly or Tank?
Is crypto market yet at another historical crossroads? Bitcoin treasury firm Strategy signals it might break the “never sell” approach to the flagship crypto BTC. Meanwhile, U.S. lawmakers are updating the rules of stablecoin adoption, which could be a net win for the sector. Reading between the lines, what
Prediction Market Ban for US House Members, Staff Gets GOP Push
Congress moves to ban members from trading on prediction markets, targeting a new ethics loophole after similar Senate action.
