iPredicta Insights

Editorial analysis,
updated as markets move

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.

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Sports

Bosnia favoured at 69% over Qatar as Polymarket prices a must-win Group B fixture

Polymarket has Bosnia and Herzegovina at 69% against Qatar on 24 June, with the draw at 20% and Qatar at 13%. Here's what the contract is really pricing.

19 June 2026
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Politics

Trump's Georgia stumble and the Polymarket contract that's nearly all settled

A self-funded outsider beat Trump's endorsed pick in Georgia. The Polymarket endorsement ladder is now mostly resolved. Here's what the market still tracks.

19 June 2026
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Politics

What Polymarket's 2028 Presidential Election Market Is Actually Asking

Polymarket's 2028 US presidential market spreads across 37 candidates with no clear favourite. The leading names, the long-shots, and what the odds say.

18 June 2026
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Economy

SpaceX Starship full reusability before 2027: what the Polymarket contract is really asking

Polymarket's Starship full reusability market sits split as of June 2026. Here's what the contract actually measures, and why the resolution rule matters.

18 June 2026
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Sports

Tyreek Hill's next NFL home: the Polymarket contract pricing where he lands

Polymarket's Tyreek Hill market prices where the receiver plays next, with the Chiefs leading and Eagles in second. A look at what the contract can and cannot tell you.

18 June 2026
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Sports

Portugal held by DR Congo in Houston and Group K's market just flipped open

Portugal drew 1-1 with DR Congo at the Houston Stadium and the Group K winner contract on Polymarket lost its clear favourite overnight.

18 June 2026
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Climate

The Major Oak is Dead, and Polymarket's 2026 Heat Ranking Tells the Background Story

Sherwood Forest's thousand-year-old Major Oak failed to leaf this spring after years of hot, dry summers. Polymarket's 2026 heat ranking market puts the climate context in numbers.

18 June 2026
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Climate

The Arctic sea ice market on Polymarket is asking a question scientists have been asking for years

Polymarket's Arctic sea ice contract puts a price on whether 2026 sets a record low minimum. A look at what the market measures and why it matters.

18 June 2026
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Crypto

Variational's token launch question rolls forward as the 2025 deadline shuts

Polymarket's Variational token launch market has settled its first leg. Here is what the rolling deadline contract actually measures, and why it matters.

18 June 2026
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Culture

Olivia Miles at 89% on Polymarket's WNBA Rookie of the Year market

Polymarket's 2026 WNBA Rookie of the Year contract has one name doing almost all the work. What the structure of a top-heavy futures market actually tells you.

18 June 2026
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Politics

Burnham at 87% on Polymarket as Reform's Makerfield candidate faces a social-media row

Polymarket prices Andy Burnham at 87% to win the Makerfield by-election as the Independent reports unearthed posts from the Reform candidate Robert Kenyon.

17 June 2026
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Sports

Portugal heavy favourites against Congo DR, but the scoreline market is anything but settled

Polymarket prices Portugal at 77% to beat Congo DR in their Group K opener, yet the exact-score ladder is fragmented and the goals total sits on a knife edge.

17 June 2026