CFTC chair signals clearer rules for prediction markets, lawful innovation

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission will draft clear standards for prediction markets and withdraw proposals that would prohibit political and sports-related event contracts, Chair Michael S. Selig said Thursday.

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Coinbase rolls out stock trading, prediction markets and more in bid to become the ‘Everything Exchange’

Coinbase is dramatically expanding the assets available to trade on its platform, including novel cryptocurrencies, perpetual futures, stocks and prediction markets, starting with Kalshi.

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Phantom integrates Kalshi prediction markets as crypto wallets expand into event trading

The new Phantom Prediction Markets feature supports tokenised event trading across multiple categories. Crypto exchanges such as Gemini and Coinbase are also moving into US prediction markets. Regulatory challenges persist, with recent legal action involving the state of Connecticut and Kalshi.

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Tarek Mansour Says Growth Outpacing Early Projections for Prediction Markets

Tarek Mansour, Kalshi’s Chief Executive Officer, said on Tuesday that he expected it would take a decade for prediction markets to reach the levels of stock trading, but it’s coming sooner, as Kalshi “created a whole new class of active traders”.

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Schwab CEO Warns: Prediction Markets Are Making Gambling Look Like Investing

Prediction markets are dangerously blurring the line separating gambling and investing, Schwab CEO Rick Wurster cautioned this week. CFTC-approved prediction markets can certainly be used as legit financial instruments, but it’s their venture into sports, and the messaging behind it, that’s causing concern.

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Rain launches decentralized prediction markets protocol for private and public markets

Aiming to become the ‘Uniswap’ of prediction markets, Rain utilizes an AI oracle that tackles bottlenecks and is supported by a unique dispute mechanism, making prediction markets faster, more flexible, scalable, and accessible.

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Trump Wasn’t The Only Winner On Election Night. Prediction Markets Also Won Over The Polls

Donald Trump claimed a dramatic victory over his rival Kamala Harris in the race to become the 47th President of the United States, but he wasn’t the only winner on election night. Decentralized prediction markets like Polymarket, Kalshi, and PredictIt also emerged as clear winners in their battle with traditional pollsters. In the final days […]

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Caroline Ellison Most Likely Won't Serve Time, Polymarket Traders Bet

The market is skeptical about Qualcomm's Intel deal; prediction markets were the talk of the town at Token2049 in Singapore.

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Polkamarkets Taking Over the Decentralised Prediction Markets with DeFi-Powered Platform

Decentralised prediction markets have risen to prominence recently in line with the growing popularity of cryptocurrency and blockchain-based applications. Frustrations with the regulations and limitations of mainstream prediction markets have also led players to search for better alternatives.

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How Crypto Transforms Prediction Markets

Betting can be used to predict the future. That's the crazy idea behind prediction markets. Here's how they work and where cryptocurrency fits into the picture.

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Polkamarkets Disrupting Prediction Markets with Its DeFi-Powered Platform

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Can cryptocurrency replace fiat currency?

In December 2019, Deutsche Bank said that cryptocurrency was on track to replace fiat currency by 2030. Reasons for this prediction included an increase in interest in different cryptocurrencies and ongoing fragility of the foreign exchange markets.

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Prediction market platform Omen to integrate crypto data oracles from API3

API3, a provider of decentralized and blockchain-native APIs, has announced that its proposal to integrate API3 data feeds to Omen prediction markets on xDAI has passed unanimously in the DXdao. This means that API3 will begin the integration of its Airnode-powered first-party oracles to Omen, enabling Omen’s users to settle prediction markets using a variety […] CryptoNinjas.

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BetProtocol rebrands to BEPRO Network offering full blockchain gaming codebase

The team of BetProtocol, a decentralized gaming and betting protocol, has announced its rebranding to BEPRO Network, which includes an updated ecosystem. The BEPRO Network is now live with a new codebase for DeFi, gaming, prediction markets, and more.

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Value Network Token, Vesting, and Farming Contracts Deployed on Mainnet

Millions of enthusiasts of binary options prediction markets across the world are delighted with the deployment of Value Network token, vesting, and farming contracts, as well as successful locking of liquidity on 3 of their pairs on Uniswap.

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Royale Finance raises $1.45 million to bring DeFi to iGaming

Royale Finance, a cross-chain DeFi solution that uses liquidity pools to provide funding for iGaming startups, today announced it has raised $1. 45 million USD to merge DeFi with iGaming, a multi-billion dollar market that includes online casinos, sports betting, poker, prediction markets, lotteries, and more.

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Finance.vote Holds FVT Airdrop as DeFi Prediction Market Takes Off

Finance.vote, the governance layer for DeFi communities, is conducting a series of airdrops of its FVT token to onboard a new wave of users. Participants who claim their free tokens and use them to mint a voting identity can engage with the platform’s prediction markets, earning reputation and voting power for correct calls. The finance.vote […]

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Bounce integrates Chainlink oracles to settle prediction markets

With the world of decentralized finance [DeFi] becoming an important part of the crypto-ecosystem, many projects from the field are gaining a lot of attention lately. Chainlink's decentralized oracle The post Bounce integrates Chainlink oracles to settle prediction markets appeared first on AMBCrypto.

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Prediction Markets Fluctuate Wildly as Election Remains Undecided

As the U. S. presidential election hangs in the balance, prediction markets have made interesting fodder for conversation. As previously reported by BeInCrypto, Ethereum-based prediction markets such as Catnip and Polymarket are playing a role in the 2020 election.

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$TRUMP zooms to top-performing prediction market crypto amidst US elections, $BIDEN falls 50%

Two Ethereum-based prediction markets on crypto exchange FTX saw activity reach record levels yesterday as the US elections went underway. The post $TRUMP zooms to top-performing prediction market crypto amidst US elections, $BIDEN falls 50% appeared first on CryptoSlate.

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The Biggest Winners of the US Elections? Crypto Prediction Markets

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U.S. election causes Bitcoin, crypto prediction markets havoc on Biden lead

Traders in the crypto market are increasingly betting on the outcome of the contested United States election. The post U.S. election causes Bitcoin, crypto prediction markets havoc on Biden lead appeared first on CryptoSlate.

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The 2020 Elections Are Boosting Crypto Prediction Markets

Decentralized betting platforms like Polymarket and YieldWars are seeing accelerated trading volume growth leading up to the 2020 presidential election.

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Prediction markets give Trump 33% chance of a win

Who will win the 2020 U.S. presidential election? Polymarket and other platforms are seeing record betting volumes

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Big Bitcoin prediction, OKEx spooks markets, Ripple exec’s crippling mistake: Hodler’s Digest, Oct. 12–18

The best (and worst) quotes, adoption and regulation highlights, leading coins, predictions and much more — one week on Cointelegraph in one link!

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Blockchain Bites: Dorsey Challenges Coinbase, Nasdaq Lists Diginex, Ethereum Miners Profit

Also: The Australian government is investing big in modern technology and prediction markets have turned sour against Trump.

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Crypto prediction markets turn against Trump after first debate

Emerging Ethereum-powered predictions platform Polymarket produced six-figure volume amid the first presidential debates.

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Ethereum’s DeFi Prediction Market Protocol PlotX Raises 2.4M as it heads towards mainnet launch

PlotX is a non-custodial DeFi protocol that has been bestowed with the tag of “Uniswap of Prediction Markets” by the Ethereum community. With a seed round of $2. 4 million via venture capital funds like NGC Ventures, Brilliance Ventures, Origin Capital, and 3commas, PlotX is launching on the Ethereum main net with the first version of its automated market-making algo for predictions on crypto assets.

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Prediction Markets’ Time Has Come, but They Aren’t Ready for It

After the pundits so badly misjudged the 2016 U.S. presidential election, prediction markets should be booming ahead of Nov. 3. Why aren’t they?

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Former Nexus Mutual and GovBlocks developers Launch “Uniswap For Prediction Market”

The prediction market is getting a facelift through the power of technology by PlotX. The platform was conceived by former Nexus Mutual and GovBlocks developers, and is akin to Ethereum-based Uniswap, except for prediction markets.

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Looks Like DeFi is Coming to Prediction Markets

Would you rather bet on YFI or BTC?

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Augur Launches V2 on Mainnet, Keeping Pace with DeFi

Decentralized prediction markets platform Augur has just recently launched its V2 on the mainnet. Total value locked into the DeFi platform has also increased and its native REP token has been performing well.

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Despite Covid-19 Negativity, Crypto Prediction Markets Say Trump Wins the 2020 Election

According to a number of crypto prediction markets and futures, Trump will still win the election in 123 days, but his chances have lessened a great deal. No matter who wins, however, the large sums of money flowing into these wager platforms indicate that people love to bet on election outcomes.

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Crypto Startup CEO’s Dire Prediction: Bitcoin Below $3K, Internet Shutdown

The Bitcoin and cryptocurrency markets continue to shed billions as speculators in markets around the world exit en masse to cash. Some industry personalities expect markets to bounce hard as confusion calms.

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Bloomberg Flops in Debate Debut, FTX Prediction Markets React

Mike Bloomberg’s disastrous performance at last night’s Democratic debate saw his FTX futures contract for a presidential win plummet. FTX Crypto Derivative Trading FTX has developed futures contracts for Donald...The post Bloomberg Flops in Debate Debut, FTX Prediction Markets React appeared first on Crypto Briefing.

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Bitcoin Post-Halving Prediction Still on Track for Topping $100,000 in 2021

The Bitcoin and cryptocurrency markets have undergone a predictable pullback this week as the world’s top digital asset drops back into four figures. Sky-high halving predictions are still on track, however, with a major bull run predicted for next year.

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Cryptocurrency Futures and Prediction Markets Show Trump Wins the US 2020 Election

In less than 270 days the United States will have its 2020 election and millions of people worldwide will be betting on whether Donald Trump is reelected. Cryptocurrency participants are currently wagering their digital assets on the election outcome, where the odds on prediction markets and betting sites indicate Trump will likely win.

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Could Ripple CEO’s Own 2020 Prediction Spell Trouble for XRP?

The CEO of fintech company Ripple is now offering a bold prediction for what the new year holds in store for the cryptocurrency markets, as he believes that the market-wide purge that was largely anticipated to occur in 2019 will actually take place in 2020.

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Cardano (ADA) Price Prediction 2020 | 2025 | 2030 – Future Forecast For ADA Price

Year in Review Before we start this Cardano price prediction, let’s take a look at what did ADA cryptocurrency do in 2018. ADA entered the last year like the rest of the markets, floating in a giant bubble fueled by the biggest bull run seen to date in cryptocurrency.

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Electroneum (ETN) Price Prediction 2020 | 2025 | 2030 – Future Forecast for ETN Price

Electroneum Intro Electroneum (ETN), is a British cryptocurrency that was originally developed to be used in the mobile gaming and online gambling markets. They have since pivoted to add more use cases and essentially aim to be cheaper, mobile-friendlier and faster bitcoin.

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Introducing Bispex: A One-Stop Crypto Prediction Market Platform

Prediction markets are one of the most interesting platforms that have become associated with blockchain technology. However, they are not without fault, with some even having to deal with intrigues and lawsuits.

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Augur Blockchain Prediction Markets Platform to Get Instant Payouts Courtesy of STLD Exchange

An organization creating services for prediction markets, Prediction Labs, recently announced the launching of an STLD Exchange. This is a service that offers immediate settlements on Augur. The payouts are also instant for the selected prediction markets.

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Cindicator hacks crypto prediction markets: +228.8% annualized profit

Cindicator hacks crypto prediction markets: +228. 8% annualized profit - CryptoNinjas Decentralized prediction markets are one of the best-known concepts of blockchain technology, allowing anyone to bet on anything.

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Cardano (ADA) Price Prediction 2019 & 2020 – Future Forecast For ADA Price

Year in Review ADA entered the last year like the rest of the markets, floating in a giant bubble fueled by the biggest bull run seen to date in cryptocurrency. During this time, ADA reached an all time high of $1.

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Ethereum Price Analysis and Prediction – Bulls Coming in HOT

After a rough week, cryptocurrency markets are finally stabilizing as the weekend approaches. While most cryptocurrencies are showing some signs of life, Ethereum is currently the best performer out of the top 10 cryptos in the past 24 hours, registering a 4.

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Software Engineer Reveals Oracle Creation Platform for Bitcoin Cash

On September 23, Bitcoin Cash (BCH) developer Gabriel Cardona revealed a project called Oracles. cash, a platform he constructed at the Wyohackathon. The application allows anyone to launch oracles on the BCH chain for things like prediction markets, trust-less wagers, and BCH contracts tethered to real-world events.

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Ethereum Price Analysis and Prediction – Is the Bloodbath Over?

There was major panic in the cryptocurrency market today as most coins took double digits losses of over 10%, with some like Bitcoin SV losing close to 30% of its value in 24 hours. The Ethereum price also exhibited a 16% loss, but things might be looking up.

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Binance Coin Price Analysis and Prediction for September 24th – Can BNB Bounce Off Current Support?

Not a great start for cryptocurrencies this week as most markets are down. Litecoin is leading the bear train with a 7% loss, while the rest of the top 10 cryptos are bleeding as well. BNB is down over 4.

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EOS Price Analysis and Prediction for September 22nd – Sideways Trading Continues

It was another slow week for cryptocurrency markets and while most coins were trading sideways, today we are seeing some blood. All the cryptocurrencies in the top 10 are down a few percent, including EOS.

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