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Policy
Cftc
The CFTC vs. the Truth
If Polymarket can crowdsource a more accurate rendering of reality, then shouldn’t the greatest number of people be able to access it?
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By Daniel Kuhn
Oct 28, 2021 at 7:10 p.m. UTC
Oct 28, 2021
CFTCRegulationOpinionThe NodeNewslettersPrediction Markets
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Finance
Prediction markets
Largest DeFi Prediction Market Polymarket Said to Be Under Investigation by CFTC: Report
The report of the probe comes as the company is said to be in talks to raise money at a nearly $1 billion valuation.
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By Kevin Reynolds
Oct 23, 2021 at 4:57 p.m. UTC
Oct 23, 2021
Prediction MarketsCFTC
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Markets
Solana
Solana-Based Prediction Market Uses DeFi Yields to Finance ‘No Loss’ Betting
Hedgehog’s experimental wagers combine prediction markets with stablecoins, decentralized finance and gamification.
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By Marc Hochstein
Sep 28, 2021 at 1:00 p.m. UTC
Sep 28, 2021
SolanaHedgehog MarketsPrediction MarketsUSDC
Erin O'Toole, leader of Canada's Conservative Party, left, debates Justin Trudeau, Canada's prime minister, during a federal leaders' debate in Gatineau, Quebec, Canada, on Wednesday, Sept. 8, 2021. It will be a tight race between Prime Minister Trudeau and Tory Leader O'Toole as the campaigns enter the final stretch ahead of the Sept. 20 vote, which the Liberals triggered in hopes of regaining the parliamentary majority they lost in 2019's election. (Justin Tang/Canadian Press/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
Markets
Newsletters
How the Prediction Markets Are Wagering on Canada’s Election
The odds favor a Trudeau reelection but not a Liberal majority, according to prices on blockchain-based Polymarket and centralized platform PredictIt.
Erin O'Toole, leader of Canada's Conservative Party, left, debates Justin Trudeau, Canada's prime minister, during a federal leaders' debate in Gatineau, Quebec, Canada, on Wednesday, Sept. 8, 2021. It will be a tight race between Prime Minister Trudeau and Tory Leader O'Toole as the campaigns enter the final stretch ahead of the Sept. 20 vote, which the Liberals triggered in hopes of regaining the parliamentary majority they lost in 2019's election. (Justin Tang/Canadian Press/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
By Lawrence Lewitinn
Sep 19, 2021 at 3:50 p.m. UTC
Sep 19, 2021
NewslettersCrypto Long & ShortElectionsCanadaPrediction Markets
Hedgehog is the latest dapp to build on Solana.
Finance
Prediction markets
Hedgehog Markets Raises $3.5M in Funding Round
The company is testing what will be the first predictions platform on Solana's blockchain.
Hedgehog is the latest dapp to build on Solana.
By Cheyenne Ligon
Jul 27, 2021 at 2:31 p.m. UTC
Jul 27, 2021
Prediction MarketsSolanaSam Bankman-Fried
Cardano founder Charles Hoskinson
Markets
Prediction markets
Market Opens Betting That Cardano Won't Release Smart Contracts by Oct. 1
The odds are 63-37 against, according to recent trading levels on Polymarket.
Cardano founder Charles Hoskinson
By Marc HochsteinBrady Dale
Jul 15, 2021 at 8:10 p.m. UTC
Jul 15, 2021
Prediction MarketsCardano
Brooklyn borough president and mayoral front-runner Eric Adams speaks to the media on June 24, 2021.
Policy
Politics
Prediction Markets Put Eric Adams' NYC Mayoral Bid at 50-50 After 'Dummy Ballot' Snafu
Uncertainty following the Board of Elections' removal of 135,000 ballots has sunk Eric Adams' chances on PredictIt and Polymarket.
Brooklyn borough president and mayoral front-runner Eric Adams speaks to the media on June 24, 2021.
By Marc Hochstein
Jun 30, 2021 at 5:47 p.m. UTC
Jun 30, 2021
PoliticsPrediction MarketsNew York City
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Markets
Prediction markets
Why Crypto Whales Love This Prediction Market
Polymarket has grown to do $100 million in total volume. It’s enough to ask – has someone finally found a fit for crypto prediction markets?
MOSHED-2021-4-15-13-13-44
By Daniel Kuhn
Apr 15, 2021 at 8:31 p.m. UTC
Apr 15, 2021
Prediction MarketsPolymarket
Today's deplatforming activists are the heirs to Terri Rakolta, who pressured sponsors to pull their ads from Fox Broadcasting's 1990s sitcom "Married ... with Children."
Policy
Censorship
Internet Deplatforming as Class Warfare
Protecting democracy from misinformation and hate speech? More like preventing everyday people from communicating with each other.
Today's deplatforming activists are the heirs to Terri Rakolta, who pressured sponsors to pull their ads from Fox Broadcasting's 1990s sitcom "Married ... with Children."
By Marc Hochstein
Mar 3, 2021 at 8:07 p.m. UTC
Mar 3, 2021
CensorshipPrediction MarketsWeb 3.0GabWeb 3Scott AlexanderParler