As bitcoin (BTC) trades under the $ 96,000 mark at 1 p.m. ET on Monday, prediction markets Kalshi and Polymarket reveal mixed expectations for the cryptocurrency’s potential to reach $ 100,000 within the coming months and throughout 2024. Analyzing $ 100K Betting Forecasts From Kalshi and Polymarket Kalshi and Polymarket, two prominent …
Social media reports suggest that Polymarket has blocked French users and warned against attempts to circumvent the block. According to one social media post, Polymarket now includes France-based users on its list of restricted users. Claims that Polymarket is now inaccessible to French users emerged a few weeks after the country’s gambling regulator reportedly said […]
Following former President Donald Trump gaining a dominant lead in his odds against Vice President Kamala Harris for the 2024 election, as tracked by Polymarket bettors, a group of skeptics suspects the odds are being skewed by large-scale gamblers, often called “whales.” On the flip side, others find these manipulation theories unconvincing, urging doubters to […]
Presidential candidate Donald Trump recently acknowledged the existence of the crypto-based prediction market platform Polymarket. In a video posted on Polymarket’s X account, Trump referred to the platform as “a new phenomenon gambling poll,” mistakenly calling it Poly-Poll.” “I’ve never heard of it,” Trump stated, while someone in the audience corrected him about the platform’s […]
According to recent data, Polymarket’s October trading volume has already eclipsed September’s figures, with two weeks still remaining in the month. Impressively, the volume has hit a record high, approaching $ 1 billion in just over two weeks, ahead of the 2024 U.S. election. $ 917M and Growing: Analyzing Polymarket’s Record-Breaking October At …