iPredicta Insights

Editorial analysis,
updated as markets move

Politics, economy, crypto, sports, tech, culture, geopolitics and climate, written by the iPredicta team. Each piece links to the live market on Polymarket or Kalshi so you can act on what you read.

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Politics

A Burnham cabinet contract on Polymarket, and what the Robbins story actually changes

With Starmer resigned and Burnham the frontrunner to replace him, Polymarket's Burnham cabinet contract is pricing an imminent question. Here's what it measures.

26 June 2026
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Politics

Polymarket's June 30 Iran visit contract and the question it's really asking

Polymarket's 'Who will enter Iran by June 30?' contract counts down to a hard deadline. Here's what it actually measures and how it resolves.

26 June 2026
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Crypto

Laso Finance's MetaDAO raise and the Polymarket ladder counting the commitments

A Polymarket ladder is tracking total commitments to the Laso Finance public sale on MetaDAO. Here's what the contract actually measures and why structure matters.

25 June 2026
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Sports

Germany favoured at 63% against Ecuador as Group E heads into matchday three

Polymarket prices Germany clear at 63% over Ecuador on matchday three of Group E, with the draw at 20% and total goals over 2.5 trading near 60%.

25 June 2026
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Sports

Ivory Coast favoured at 83% against Curaçao as Group E's final round leaves both sides with work to do

Polymarket prices Ivory Coast as heavy favourites over debutants Curaçao in matchday 3 of Group E. Inside the odds, the stakes, and what the market expects.

25 June 2026
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Economy

The Warsh Fed market sits at 89% on Polymarket, and the FT's ten tensions explain why

Polymarket's combined Fed chair and rate contract favours Kevin Warsh at a heavy lean, while the FT maps the trade-offs a Warsh-led Fed cannot wish away.

24 June 2026
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Geopolitics

Bab el-Mandeb's closure contract is running out of calendar, and the September leg is the last one standing

Polymarket's Bab el-Mandeb closure contract has burned through its near-term deadlines without resolving Yes. Only the September 30 leg is still live, and it sits low.

23 June 2026
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Politics

Polymarket's Knesset dissolution ladder is down to three live dates

Five legs of Polymarket's Israeli parliament dissolution ladder have resolved No. Only three dates remain, and the contract is now a narrow window market.

23 June 2026
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Climate

London's heatwave hits the Polymarket thermometer, and the contract just narrowed sharply

As red warnings spread across England, a Polymarket contract on London's 24 June peak temperature repriced hard. Here's what the ladder is actually saying.

23 June 2026
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Politics

Hungary's June 30 presidency contract and the question it's really asking

Polymarket's contract on whether Tamas Sulyok exits the Hungarian presidency before June 30 turns on a strict resolution rule. Here's what it measures.

23 June 2026
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Crypto

Polymarket's Bitcoin June 22-28 ladder: how the weekly price contract actually settles

Polymarket's Bitcoin June 22-28 contract is a price ladder of rungs above and below current levels. Here's what it tracks and how it resolves.

23 June 2026
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Sports

Argentina favoured at 68% against Austria as Group J's second matchday lines up in Houston

Argentina open as clear 68% favourites against Austria in Group J's second round, but Polymarket prices the draw and goals markets closer than the moneyline suggests.

22 June 2026