Prediction Markets

Hedgehog Markets Raises $3.5M in Funding Round

The company is testing what will be the first predictions platform on Solana's blockchain.

Business  ·  27 July 2021

Internet Deplatforming as Class Warfare

Protecting democracy from misinformation and hate speech? More like preventing everyday people from communicating with each other.

Policy & regulation  ·  3 March 2021
DeFi

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
FTX

Crypto Traders Bet on US Election as FTX Prediction Markets Hit Record Volumes

October sees record volume for TRUMP and BIDEN markets three weeks ahead of the U.S. election.

Markets  ·  16 October 2020
FTX

Election 2020 Prediction Markets: Bettors Say Trump Lost Tuesday’s Debate

With the first presidential debate now smoldering behind us, the betting markets have picked their winner: Joe Biden.

Markets  ·  30 September 2020
Ethereum

Ethereum Gas Fees Drive Gnosis-Powered Prediction Market to xDai’s Layer 2

"Ethereum is on the way to becoming a whale chain," said Gnosis co-founder Stefan George. That's why his team's tech is moving to xDai.

Tech  ·  17 September 2020
Prediction Markets

Augur’s Revamped Predictions Platform Launches Next Month With a New Token

The blockchain predictions platform is upgrading to version 2 in July, but users will have to migrate to a new token if they want to use it.

Business  ·  30 June 2020
Prediction Markets

This USV-Backed Startup Has a Solution for Buying Information With Confidence

Erasure is a smart contract on Ethereum for people to share information and to express confidence about that information by putting money behind it.

Tech  ·  10 March 2020
News

Startup Veil Forks Augur to Create Prediction Markets for 2020 Election

Veil says no one has been able to support long-running markets on Augur, so they're creating AugurLite for early bets on the presidential election.

Markets  ·  16 May 2019
Ethereum

Numerai Token Sale Raises $11 Million From VC Firms Paradigm, Placeholder

Hedge fund and predictions market startup Numerai just closed an $11 million round led by Paradigm and Placeholder.

Business  ·  21 March 2019
News

LedgerX Unveils Betting Market for 2020’s Bitcoin Block Reward Halving

The bitcoin block reward will be cut in half next year – and soon, market watchers can place bets on exactly when the subsidy halving will happen.

Markets  ·  5 February 2019
News

Augur Interface Veil Acquires Search Engine for Prediction Markets

Veil has acquired Predictions.Global, the leading site for exploring Augur data.

Markets  ·  24 January 2019
Elections

US Elections Push Augur’s Total Ether Bets Over $2 Million

Betting on elections to the U.S. House has brought over $700,000 onto the platform, pushing the midterms market into the top spot.

Markets  ·  6 November 2018
Regulation

CFTC Official Warns Smart Contract Designers Over Predictive Code

Smart contract coders could be held liable for providing predictive "event contracts" on a blockchain, a CFTC commissioner has said.

Policy & regulation  ·  17 October 2018
Ethereum

Crypto Prediction Market Augur Is Gearing Up for Its First Major Upgrade

Can a "faster, better, cheaper" Augur attract the user base it needs in order to succeed?

Tech  ·  5 October 2018