Posts From: June 2026

Meta CEO Zuckerberg directs development of standalone prediction markets app ‘Arena’​

Meta chief executive Mark Zuckerberg recently dispatched a small team at his company to create a smartphone app similar to Polymarket and Kalshi, the New York Times reported on Tuesday,...

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Polymarket reportedly paid creators to post deceptive videos about fake bets

Polymarket’s social media presence may have been artificially inflated through staged bets, according to a report by the Wall Street Journal, raising potential regulatory issues for the prediction market operator....

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Wealthsimple launch prediction markets app with Kalshi

Wealthsimple has announced the release of Wealthsimple Predict, providing retail investors the ability to trade event contracts on Kalshi. The standalone application is scheduled to launch this summer. Through the app,...

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DAZN teams up with ADI Predictstreet for free-to-play prediction market experience

DAZN and ADI Predictstreet, the Official Prediction Market Partner of the FIFA World Cup 2026™, has announced the official launch of the ADI Predictstreet free-to-play experience on the DAZN platform....

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New Jersey introduces bill to regulate prediction markets

New Jersey Senator Nicholas Scutari introduced S4447 this week, which proposes regulations for the emerging industry. It would also restrict who can use the controversial platforms, especially for government employees.  The goal...

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Kentucky breaks with Trump administration to rein in prediction markets

Kentucky’s attorney general filed three lawsuits against prediction market and gambling companies he said are operating unlicensed sports betting platforms illegally across the state. Lawsuits filed June 17 in Franklin...

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Novig secures prediction market approvel

Novig has secured designation from the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission as a Designated Contract Market, enabling the sports prediction platform to operate as a federally regulated exchange across all...

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Kalshi rolls out AI agent system

Kalshi has developed an AI agent to manage internal processes including the review of prediction market contract language, co-founder Luana Lopes Lara said in an interview with Bloomberg. The tool,...

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ProphetX wins approval for sports focused prediction exchange

ProphetX, America’s first sports-native prediction market, today announced that the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has approved its applications to register as a Designated Contract Market (DCM) and a...

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FanDuel expands prediction market offering

FanDuel, a unit of Flutter Entertainment has announced that its FanDuel Predicts business has expanded its event contract offering with new sports and entertainment contracts and combination event contracts through Crypto.com’s...

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