Retail traders can now speculate on the milestones of mega-startups like SpaceX and OpenAI. By leveraging institutional secondary market data, Polymarket is transforming late-stage venture capital metrics into tradable on-chain predictions.
Despite a February ban on Polymarket, platforms like Kalshi and Hyperliquid are flourishing in the Netherlands as the Ksa struggles to enforce “operational” supervision.
With the HIP-4 proposal, Hyperliquid is integrating event contracts directly into its high-speed L1 blockchain, allowing traders to cross-margin “Yes/No” bets against leveraged perpetuals.
Polymarket is in active discussions with the CFTC to lift the 2022 prohibition on US users, aiming to merge its massive international liquidity with its regulated domestic arm as competition with Kalshi heats up.
Polymarket is in talks to raise $400 million at a $15 billion valuation, reflecting growing investor appetite for prediction markets despite regulatory uncertainty.
Financial giants Charles Schwab and Citadel Securities are considering prediction markets, signaling growing institutional interest in event-based trading beyond traditional assets.
US lawmakers push regulators to address insider trading risks in prediction markets amid growing scrutiny of platforms like Kalshi and Polymarket.
Intercontinental Exchange adds $600 million to Polymarket, bringing its total investment close to $2 billion.
Prediction market data shows rising bearish sentiment on Bitcoin as its market cap declines and liquidity signals weaken across the broader crypto market.
Jump Trading is set to provide market-making services to Kalshi and Polymarket in exchange for equity stakes, deepening institutional involvement in prediction markets.