Interactive Brokers Eyes Expansion Into Prediction Markets
Interactive Brokers is exploring entry into prediction markets, betting on growing institutional demand. The move could reshape how event-based trading is integrated into mainstream finance.
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Interactive Brokers is exploring entry into prediction markets, betting on growing institutional demand. The move could reshape how event-based trading is integrated into mainstream finance.
Kalshi has raised more than $1 billion in a new funding round, valuing the prediction market platform at $22 billion. The deal highlights growing investor interest in event-driven trading markets.
Polymarket launches on Solana through a Jupiter integration, expanding prediction markets into a new blockchain ecosystem.
A Polymarket trader vanished after earning over $80,000 on highly accurate OpenAI release bets.
A Polymarket trader reportedly made $300,000 by betting on how often Elon Musk would tweet.
A Google employee is accused of using insider knowledge to win $1 million on Polymarket after a series of unusually accurate bets tied to company events.
Kalshi launches tokenized event contracts on Solana, targeting crypto traders to boost liquidity and stay competitive against rising prediction market rivals.
Kalshi raises $1 billion, pushing the prediction-market platform’s valuation to $11 billion.
Gemini shares hit record lows after a $159 million quarterly loss, as the firm shifts focus toward developing a crypto “super app.”
Google Finance will integrate prediction market data from Kalshi and Polymarket to display real-time event probabilities through AI-driven search.
Bernstein analysts say platforms like Polymarket and Kalshi are rapidly transitioning from niche experiments into legitimate financial products attracting institutional and Wall Street interest.
Crypto exchange Gemini is seeking U.S. derivatives approval to launch ‘Gemini Titan’, a prediction-market platform that would allow trading on outcomes ranging from sports and elections to economic data.
Romania’s gambling regulator has added Polymarket to its blacklist, citing more than $600 million in crypto-event wagers during recent elections and declaring the platform an unlicensed gambling operator.
A Polymarket user has reportedly grown a $1 balance into over $80,000 in one year by trading political and event-driven markets, showcasing the rising appeal of prediction markets.
Shayne Coplan becomes the youngest self-made billionaire after ICE, the New York Stock Exchange parent, invests $2 billion in Polymarket.