BitMEX's Prediction Market Is Now Live
Current prediction market contracts revolve around FTX bankruptcy claim recoveries, the future of bitcoin ETFs, and Sam Bankman-Fried’s jail sentence.
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Sep 13, 2023 at 5:42 a.m. UTC
Sep 13, 2023
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CFTC Kicks Off Review of Kalshi's Congressional Control Prediction Markets
Kalshi wants to let users bet on which political party will control Congress after an election.
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Jun 24, 2023 at 2:59 a.m. UTC
Jun 24, 2023
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CFTC to Review Prediction Market Kalshi’s Contracts to Bet on Control of Congress
The U.S. derivatives regulator has scheduled a June 26 meeting to discuss starting another review to evaluate whether to approve Kalshi’s event contracts.
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Jun 16, 2023 at 10:57 p.m. UTC
Jun 16, 2023
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CFTC Staff Recommends Rejecting Kalshi's US Election Contracts: Bloomberg
Commissioners would still need to vote on the advice.
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Oct 28, 2022 at 10:18 p.m. UTC
Oct 28, 2022
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Prediction Market Kalshi Signals It Sees CFTC's Blessing for Midterm Election Bets
A countdown clock on its website ends today, indicating the service is optimistic regulators will let it offer contracts for the Nov. 8 election.
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Oct 28, 2022 at 3:56 p.m. UTC
Oct 28, 2022
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Crypto Predictions Site Polymarket Foresees Republicans Winning Both Senate and House
The site is giving an overall 64% chance to Republicans for taking control of Congress.
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Oct 27, 2022 at 8:22 a.m. UTC
Oct 27, 2022
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Crypto Predictions Site Polymarket Taking Bets on Whether Russia Will Use a Nuclear Weapon by 2023
Traders on Polymarket, which is not available to U.S. users, are putting a 6% probability of Russia doing so.
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Oct 19, 2022 at 9:32 p.m. UTC
Oct 19, 2022
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Election Betting Site PredictIt Sues to Block CFTC-Ordered Shutdown
The CFTC’s August action calls for the site to be closed for U.S. users by February 15.
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Sep 15, 2022 at 1:27 p.m. UTC
Sep 15, 2022
Popular Election-Betting Site PredictIt Throttled by US Regulator
The site where people can wager on the outcome of political battles has until February to close its U.S. operations, said the CFTC.
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Aug 5, 2022 at 5:23 p.m. UTC
Aug 5, 2022
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Is Crypto Sports Betting Ready for the Big Leagues?
Sports bettors eagerly await a blockchain-powered sports betting service with audited smart contracts, user-friendly policies, low commissions and fees – and meaningful volume...
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Jul 26, 2022 at 4:41 p.m. UTC
Jul 26, 2022