Polymarket News & Prediction Market Coverage
Track the latest Polymarket news across prediction markets. Prediction News is following 757 active Polymarket stories across regulation, legal action, market moves, and platform developments, each clustered from original reporting and summarized for operators, traders, and regulators.
Latest News
Kentucky opens as 10.5-point favorite over Vanderbilt on Polymarket
LegalCrypto.com and Novig sue Missouri over sports event contract cease-and-desist orders
LegalFTC sports gambling probe excludes Kalshi and Polymarket
TradingKalshi prices Real Madrid at 79% to beat Sevilla as Sevilla draws heavier trading volume
TradingPolymarket traders price LOUD at 50% for VALORANT Champions 2026
DataReuters/Ipsos poll finds 60% of Americans oppose election betting on prediction markets
DealsSydney Sweeney takes equity stake in Novig for national prediction market ad campaign
TradingKalshi traders price Alabama at 75% to beat Tennessee
TradingMidterm prediction market trading tops $750M as watchdog projects $1.6B
GlobalBrazilian conservatives cite Polymarket odds despite national ban
LegalCFTC proposes swaps rules to classify event contracts under federal oversight
LegalSEC approves Cboe KPI prediction-market options for Robinhood retail launch
LegalOklahoma tribal leader claims Kalshi was duped in partnership deal
TradingPolymarket traders price 31% odds S&P 500 hits 8,000 by year-end
TradingSpaceX retakes lead on Polymarket for 2026's biggest IPO
TradingPolymarket traders cut Bitcoin $77,500 October target to 36%
LegalWNBA All-Star Ogwumike warns prediction markets threaten athlete safety
TradingPolymarket rate-hike odds diverge from CME as bitcoin targets slide
LegalOhio senator DeMora urges state sports betting laws for prediction markets
LegalExplainer pieces trace how Kalshi and Polymarket prediction markets operate
TradingKalshi and Polymarket price Texas Senate race with Talarico favored over Paxton
LegalKalshi probes insider trading on Trump's press secretary pick
TechPolymarket hires director Kathryn Bigelow for first US political ad campaign
LegalNBA commissioner Adam Silver seeks prediction market data to detect game manipulation
OpinionThe Atlantic launches Over/Under newsletter tracking prediction markets and gambling culture
LegalTaiwan detains Polymarket trader and blocks Kalshi, Coinbase ahead of vote
TechBrewers pass Dodgers in World Series odds on Kalshi, driving creator content
TradingPolymarket hit with $600 million in flagged post-election wash trades
TechPolymarket expands short-duration crypto contracts to ETH, SOL, and XRP
TechFanatics CEO warns $7 billion ad war looms as Kalshi, Polymarket join sports betting fight
LegalNFL urges Supreme Court to let states regulate prediction markets as gambling
TradingPolymarket Fed hike odds swing from 20% to 66% and back as CPI print whipsaws prediction markets
TechFormer CFTC counsel says Supreme Court likely to take Kalshi sports contracts case
TradingPolymarket user @abkhauae down 51% on six-figure Flávio Bolsonaro 'No' bet
TechNovig's Sydney Sweeney ads draw fire from Dodgers players, Powerade
OpinionOpinion columns attack Polymarket and Kalshi for commodifying public life
TechPolymarket paid 800-plus X users to hide promotional esports quote-retweets
DealsFurnace raises $3.5M seed for prediction market infrastructure
LegalSeminole Tribe sues DraftKings, CEO Robins, and DraftKings Predictions over Florida prediction markets
LegalTaiwan court orders Coinbase and Kalshi sites blocked over election betting
LegalKalshi petitions full Sixth Circuit as NFL amicus deepens event-contract circuit split
TradingPolymarket traders score 900% gain on Tesla Roadster flight contract
LegalCFTC proposes rule to classify certain event contracts as swaps
TradingPolymarket whales take $500K in opposing NFL prop positions on Seahawks-Broncos
TechStarkWare opens OffMarket for private Polymarket trading
TradingPolymarket offers $500K in liquidity rewards for League of Legends Worlds 2026 markets
DealsPolymarket weighs IPO against native token launch amid $20B valuation talks
TechNovig releases second Sydney Sweeney ad as valuation quadruples
LegalConnecticut cease-and-desist orders push Gemini, Prophet X, and WeBull to exit state
TechNovig launches CFTC-regulated prediction market exchange nationwide
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Polymarket legal in the US?
As of June 2026, yes. After a 2022 CFTC settlement that barred U.S. users, Polymarket acquired the CFTC-licensed QCEX exchange and clearinghouse and, under a November 2025 CFTC amended order of designation, relaunched a federally regulated U.S. platform that began onboarding American users in December 2025.
Is Polymarket CFTC-regulated?
Yes, as of late 2025. Polymarket runs its U.S. platform through QCEX (operating as QCX), a CFTC-designated contract market and clearinghouse it acquired in 2025. Its longstanding global crypto platform operates separately, outside that U.S.-regulated entity.
How does Polymarket pay out?
Positions settle in USDC stablecoin: winning shares resolve at $1, losing shares at $0, and balances can be withdrawn, provided the market resolves under its stated criteria.
How is Polymarket different from Kalshi?
Both are prediction markets, but Kalshi has run as a CFTC-regulated U.S. exchange since 2021, while Polymarket grew as a global crypto-native venue and only returned to the regulated U.S. market in late 2025 via QCEX. Polymarket settles in crypto (USDC); Kalshi uses U.S.-dollar accounts.
What regulatory issues has Polymarket faced?
It settled with the CFTC in 2022 for running an unregistered platform and barred U.S. users; it has since pursued a compliant U.S. re-entry through the CFTC-regulated QCEX. State-level questions and contract-specific reviews remain active, and Prediction News tracks them.