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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.

By Lawrence Lewitinn

Sep 19, 2021 at 3:50 p.m. UTC

Sep 19, 2021

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Business

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Hedgehog Markets Raises $3.5M in Funding Round

The company is testing what will be the first predictions platform on Solana's blockchain.

By Cheyenne Ligon

Jul 27, 2021 at 2:31 p.m. UTC

Jul 27, 2021

Prediction MarketsSolanaSam Bankman-Fried

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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.

By Marc Hochstein Brady Dale

Jul 15, 2021 at 8:10 p.m. UTC

Jul 15, 2021

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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.

By Marc Hochstein

Jun 30, 2021 at 5:47 p.m. UTC

Jun 30, 2021

PoliticsPrediction MarketsNew York City

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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?

By Daniel Kuhn

Apr 15, 2021 at 8:31 p.m. UTC

Apr 15, 2021

Prediction MarketsPolymarket

Policy

Censorship

Internet Deplatforming as Class Warfare

Protecting democracy from misinformation and hate speech? More like preventing everyday people from communicating with each other.

By Marc Hochstein

Mar 3, 2021 at 8:07 p.m. UTC

Mar 3, 2021

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Tech

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How Crypto Transforms Prediction Markets

Betting can be used to predict the future. That's the crazy idea behind prediction markets. Here's how they work and where cryptocurrency fits into the picture.

By Alyssa Hertig

Feb 18, 2021 at 12:09 p.m. UTC

Feb 18, 2021

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The 2020 Elections Are Boosting Crypto Prediction Markets

Decentralized betting platforms like Polymarket and YieldWars are seeing accelerated trading volume growth leading up to the 2020 U.S. presidential election.

By Sandali Handagama

Nov 3, 2020 at 5:00 a.m. UTC

Nov 3, 2020

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