Prediction markets like Polymarket face a critical test during the US government shutdown, exposing contract vulnerabilities.
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Prediction Markets Face Critical Test as Looming US Shutdown Exposes Structural Flaws

Washington D.C., January 2025: The imminent threat of a partial U.S. government shutdown, set to begin on January 31st, has triggered more than just political gridlock. It has laid bare fundamental and potentially crippling structural flaws within the burgeoning world of prediction markets. As reported by CoinDesk, platforms like Polymarket and Kalshi are descending into […]

The US CFTC establishes new prediction market regulations for event contracts and financial innovation.
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CFTC Prediction Market Regulations: The Crucial Move to Formalize a Multi-Billion-Dollar Industry

Washington D.C., May 2025: In a pivotal development for financial markets, the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has initiated a formal process to establish a comprehensive regulatory framework for prediction markets. This crucial move, first reported by Bloomberg, aims to bring clarity and oversight to a rapidly growing, multi-billion-dollar industry that allows participants to […]

Analysis of Vitalik Buterin's $70,000 earnings on Polymarket prediction market versus Ethereum staking returns.
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Vitalik Buterin’s $70,000 Polymarket Winnings Reveal a Smarter Bet Than Ethereum Staking

Global, March 2025: Newly surfaced data reveals that Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin netted approximately $70,000 in profit through the decentralized prediction market platform Polymarket during 2024. This figure, derived from publicly available blockchain data analyzed by on-chain researchers, provides a rare, quantifiable glimpse into the personal market engagements of one of crypto’s most influential figures. […]

Interface of the 100xSOON perpetual futures prediction market on the Base network showing fast crypto trading.
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100xSOON Launches Revolutionary Perpetual Futures Prediction Market on Base

Global, May 2025: The decentralized finance landscape has witnessed a significant evolution with the launch of 100xSOON, a novel perpetual futures prediction market. Developed by SOON, a high-performance SVM (Solana Virtual Machine) rollup, this platform introduces a hyper-fast trading paradigm on the Base network. The core innovation allows users to predict price movements of major […]

Vitalik Buterin's Polymarket strategy analysis showing prediction market data and his $70,000 profit.
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Vitalik Buterin’s Genius Polymarket Strategy: How Betting Against Irrationality Earned $70K

Global, April 2025: A recent report from Wu Blockchain has revealed a fascinating insight into the investment behavior of one of cryptocurrency’s most influential figures. Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin reportedly turned a $70,000 profit on the prediction market platform Polymarket in the past year, employing a strategy that deliberately targets moments of market irrationality. This […]

Polymarket launches Bitcoin and Ethereum volatility prediction markets using Volmex indexes for 2026 settlement.
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Polymarket Unveils Revolutionary Prediction Markets for Bitcoin and Ethereum Volatility

New York, April 2025: The decentralized finance landscape has taken a significant step toward sophisticated risk assessment with the launch of novel prediction markets. Polymarket, a leading decentralized prediction market platform, has introduced new contracts directly tied to the future implied volatility of Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH). This strategic move, first reported by CoinDesk, […]

BSC prediction markets achieve $10 billion cumulative trading volume milestone on blockchain network
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BSC Prediction Markets Surpass $10B in Stunning Cumulative Volume Milestone

Global, May 2025: Prediction markets operating on the Binance Smart Chain (BSC) have achieved a significant milestone, surpassing $10 billion in cumulative trading volume. This development signals a maturing sector within decentralized finance (DeFi) where users speculate on real-world events. Data from the analytics platform Dune Analytics, reported by Wu Blockchain, confirms the volume threshold […]