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Politics, economy, crypto, sports, tech, culture, geopolitics, 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.
The Knicks' 16-point slide and the NBA Finals market that just got nervous
Polymarket's 2026 NBA Champion contract dropped from 78% to 62% on $1.2M volume. What the move says about a Knicks-Spurs Finals priced as a real contest.
Lowe's Restore Britain, Farage's Reform, and the Makerfield by-election market that already has a favourite
Rupert Lowe's Restore Britain wants a nationwide fight with Reform. The Makerfield by-election market on Polymarket has already picked a clear favourite.
Kalshi Wins CFTC Nod for the First US Bitcoin Perpetual, and the Prediction-Market Venues Quietly Become Derivatives Exchanges
Kalshi's CFTC-approved BTCPERP is the first regulated US bitcoin perpetual. The prediction-market venues are turning into derivatives exchanges, with regulation as the dividing line.
OpenAI files confidentially for an $850bn IPO, and the market is already pricing the timing
OpenAI quietly filed an S-1 with the SEC, and Polymarket traders are converging hard on a 2026 listing window. Here's what the contract is actually saying.
‘Obsession’ tops the festival-acquisition record, and the 2026 box-office market shrugs
Focus Features' Toronto pickup ‘Obsession’ has grossed $225.5m globally, beating ‘Fahrenheit 9/11’. What that means for the 2026 highest-grossing-film market.
Idris Elba shuts down the Bond rumour, and the market that has already given up
Idris Elba says the 007 conversation was 'never legit'. Polymarket traders agree: 90% now back 'No Bond chosen' as the casting drift drags on.
Zverev wins Paris, Sinner stays Wimbledon favourite: why the grass market barely moved
Alexander Zverev just won the French Open. Jannik Sinner, who lost in round two, is still the Wimbledon favourite. Here's why the market held steady off Paris.
Burnham's market lead, Reform's wobble, and the Makerfield by-election
The betting market makes Andy Burnham a clear favourite in Makerfield, even as constituency polling stays tighter. What the prediction market is pricing, and why.
Petrol at £1.58 and the WTI contract pricing a supply shock
UK petrol is up around 20% this year as crude climbs on the Iran conflict and the Strait of Hormuz. Here is what the Polymarket WTI contract is pricing for June 2026, and why the range is so wide.
Iraq arrive in Group I behind France, Senegal and Norway, priced as the clear outsiders
Iraq head to their second World Cup in Group I with France, Senegal and Norway. The advancement market has them as the group's clear outsider, and the maths is brutal.
Scotland thrash Bolivia, but the Group C knockout market still rates them outsiders
Scotland beat Bolivia in a tune-up game a week out from their first World Cup since 1998. The knockout-stage market on Polymarket is not impressed.
England's flat friendly under Tuchel: one warm-up left, and the knockout market still prices a stroll
Phil McNulty calls England's friendly a training game. With one warm-up left before the World Cup, the Polymarket knockout contract is still priced for a stroll.