Polymarket

Cubes Blocks Leverage (Shutterstock)
Crypto Exchange D8X to Bring Tool for Trading Polymarket Contracts With Leverage
D8X Co-Founder Caspar Sauter explained in an interview that leverage is the missing part of the prediction markets economy, as it allows for higher market efficiency.
Cubes Blocks Leverage (Shutterstock)

Biden's Exit Spurs $28M Daily Volume on Polymarket; Swan Bitcoin Drops IPO Plans
Biden's Exit Spurs $28M Daily Volume on Polymarket; Swan Bitcoin Drops IPO Plans
"CoinDesk Daily" host Jennifer Sanasie breaks down the biggest headlines in the crypto industry today, as President Joe Biden’s decision to drop out from the Presidential race...
Biden's Exit Spurs $28M Daily Volume on Polymarket; Swan Bitcoin Drops IPO Plans

Kamala Harris, the frontrunner for the Democratic presidential nomination after Joe Biden dropped out (Chris duMond/Getty Images)
Biden's Exit Spurs Record $28M Daily Volume on Polymarket as Election Enters Uncharted Territory
Bets on the U.S. presidential election winner rocketed past $300 million, while the punters have put $200 million in a market for the potential Democrat's nominee and $10 mill...
Kamala Harris, the frontrunner for the Democratic presidential nomination after Joe Biden dropped out (Chris duMond/Getty Images)

The market ponders Joe Biden's future (Jon Tyson/Unsplash)
Polymarket Bettors Put Nearly $80M on Biden's Democratic Chances
Market data shows Polymarket bettors called Biden's drop out hours before it was announced.
The market ponders Joe Biden's future (Jon Tyson/Unsplash)

Vice President Kamala Harris and President Joe Biden (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)
With Biden Out, Polymarket Favors Harris for Democratic Presidential Nominee
Vice President Kamala Harris is in the strongest position after Biden's departure.
Vice President Kamala Harris and President Joe Biden (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

A 'Blue Screen of Death' (Wikipedia)
CrowdStrike Outage Could Be Fixed Within the Day, Unlikely Caused by a Hack, Polymarket Bettors Say
Bettors are placing their money on the service being fixed by the end of Friday, with a slight possibility of it happening by mid-day.
A 'Blue Screen of Death' (Wikipedia)

Biden Dropout Chances Rise on Polymarket After Covid Diagnosis
Biden Dropout Chances Rise on Polymarket After Covid Diagnosis
The chances of President Joe Biden withdrawing from the race for U.S. president rose to 66% on betting platform Polymarket after the President confirmed on X that he had been...
Biden Dropout Chances Rise on Polymarket After Covid Diagnosis

Bitcoin (BTC) price on July 18 (CoinDesk)
Bitcoin Slumps Towards $63K as Speculation About Biden Dropout Intensifies
As the odds for Joe Biden pulling out of the presidential race soared over the past day, the chances of victory for the now crypto-friendly Donald Trump slipped on prediction...
Bitcoin (BTC) price on July 18 (CoinDesk)

The market ponders Joe Biden's future (Jon Tyson/Unsplash)
Biden Dropout Chances Rise to 68% After Covid Diagnosis
President Joe Biden said during an interview that if a medical condition emerged, he'd consider dropping out of the race.
The market ponders Joe Biden's future (Jon Tyson/Unsplash)

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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.
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