Betting

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.

Markets  ·  3 November 2020

Joe Lubin, Jimmy Song Strike $500K Crypto Bet on Ethereum’s Future

The terms of a much-hyped bet between Joe Lubin and Jimmy Song have finally been settled – and a lot of money is on the line.

Markets  ·  14 May 2019
Ethereum

Augur Is Live: Decentralized Prediction Market Launches After 2-Year Beta

A platform for creating decentralized prediction markets, which held one of the first-ever ICOs, has gone live. Finally.

Tech  ·  10 July 2018
Investments

Mark Cuban-Backed Unikrn Raises $31 Million in E-Sports Token Sale

Unikrn, an e-sports betting site, has raised roughly $31 million in an initial coin offering, or ICO.

Markets  ·  23 October 2017
Exchanges

‘Game of Skill’: US Markets Tech Provider Launches Bitcoin Betting Game

With a shallow market for shorting bitcoin, a Chicago market data firm is bringing a new tool to U.S. retail investors.

Markets  ·  31 August 2017