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Curaçao arrive as the smallest nation ever at a World Cup, and the market has them at the floor
Curaçao have made the 2026 World Cup as the smallest country ever to qualify. The tournament-winner market on Polymarket prices them at the absolute basement.
Polymarket's US-Iran nuclear deal contract rips from 20% to 44% on $830k volume
Polymarket's US-Iran nuclear deal market jumped 24 points to 44% on thin volume. What the repricing actually says about the diplomatic odds before 30 June.
Canada draw Bosnia 1-1 in Toronto and the Group B market still belongs to Switzerland
Canada's first ever men's World Cup point came in a 1-1 draw with Bosnia in Toronto. The Polymarket Group B winner market repriced, but Switzerland still lead.
Group A crystallises: Mexico firms, South Korea pulls clear, Czechia and South Africa collapse
Two matches into the 2026 World Cup and Polymarket's Group A winner market has redrawn itself. Mexico to 66%, South Korea to 32.5%, the bottom two gone.
SpaceX is about to price the largest IPO ever, and prediction markets already think it's cheap
SpaceX prices its IPO tonight at roughly $1.75 trillion. Polymarket gives 64% odds the first-day close lands above $2 trillion. Here's what that gap means.
Brazil at 19% to reach the World Cup final, and why the market still treats them as outsiders
Brazil sit fourth on Polymarket's nation-to-reach-final market at around 19%, behind France, Spain and England. Here's what the numbers say about Ancelotti's side.
Argentina, the holders, and the World Cup market that won't quite call them favourites
Argentina trade around 19% to reach the 2026 World Cup final on Polymarket as of 10 June. The holders are in the mix, just not at the front of it.
Polymarket's SPY June Market Is a Touch Ladder, and a Fresh High Is the Long Shot
How Polymarket's June SPY touch ladder works: the June high is already on the board, so a fresh peak prices as the long shot and a dip as the live case.
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.