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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Culture

The 2026 box office crown is a two-horse race on Polymarket, with a Spider-Man and a toy in front

Polymarket's 2026 box office market has Spider-Man: Brand New Day and Toy Story 5 well clear of the field. Here's what the contract actually measures.

16 June 2026
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Crypto

Bitcoin's 2026 price ladder repriced hard as the top rung gave way on Polymarket

Polymarket's Bitcoin 2026 ladder lurched as the leading active rung slid from 96% to 80%. Here's what the contract actually measures and what the move tells you.

16 June 2026
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Crypto

Pump.fun's airdrop deadline market narrows to one live date on Polymarket

Seven dates have already resolved no on Polymarket's Pump.fun airdrop contract. Only the end-of-2026 leg is still live. Here is what the market is actually asking now.

15 June 2026
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Sports

Cape Verde hold Spain to a goalless draw in Atlanta, and Polymarket reads two different stories

World Cup debutants Cape Verde drew 0-0 with Spain in Atlanta. Polymarket's advancement and Group H winner contracts now tell two very different stories.

15 June 2026
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Culture

MrBeast's day-two view count and the Polymarket contract that has picked a lane

A Polymarket contract is pricing the 48-hour view count of MrBeast's latest YouTube video. Here is what it measures and how it resolves.

15 June 2026
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Tech

The Polymarket contract ranking AI labs by Chatbot Arena, and what June 30 actually settles

A Polymarket contract resolves on June 30 by Chatbot Arena's leaderboard. Here is what it measures, what it doesn't, and how to read the snapshot.

15 June 2026
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Politics

The Hormuz shipping contract that asks a quietly enormous question

A Polymarket contract on Strait of Hormuz shipping traffic turns a 7-day moving average into a tradable proxy for one of the world's most-watched chokepoints.

15 June 2026
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Sports

Japan hold the Netherlands 2-2 and Group F opens with two sides level on a point

Netherlands 2-2 Japan in Group F: Van Dijk, Summerville, Nakamura and Kamada's 88th-minute equaliser, and what the Polymarket group winner contract is showing.

14 June 2026
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Tech

Anthropic suspends Claude Fable 5 worldwide after a US export-control order, and Polymarket prices the timing

Polymarket traders are pricing when Anthropic restores Claude Fable 5 for US customers. The export-control order, the likely return timing, and the odds.

14 June 2026
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Sports

Netherlands favoured but not runaway against Japan, and the goals market can't decide

Polymarket has Netherlands ahead of Japan in their Group F opener, but only narrowly, and the totals and scoreline ladders tell a more interesting story.

14 June 2026
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Sports

Ivory Coast vs Ecuador: the World Cup opener nobody can call

Polymarket has Ivory Coast vs Ecuador priced as one of the tightest matches of the World Cup group stage. The exact-score ladder shows why.

14 June 2026
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Sports

Qatar 1-1 Switzerland: the draw nobody priced in, and the market that settled around it

Switzerland were the pre-match favourites against Qatar. The Polymarket ladder settled to a 1-1 draw, with goals under 2.5 and both teams scoring. Here is how it called it.

14 June 2026