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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Tech

How Polymarket's GPT-5.6 contract priced the gap between a release and a public release

OpenAI is gating GPT-5.6 to government-approved partners first. Polymarket's release-timing market repriced hard, because the contract's rules already drew that exact line.

26 June 2026
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Sports

Croatia favoured at 54% against Ghana, but the Group L table says they must win

Polymarket has Croatia at 54% to beat Ghana, but Ghana lead them by a point in Group L. A draw sends Ghana through as runners-up. Here is what the contract measures.

26 June 2026
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Sports

Putellas signs for London City Lionesses, and the Ballon d'Or market barely notices

Alexia Putellas has reached a deal with London City Lionesses after 14 years at Barcelona. Polymarket's 2026 Ballon d'Or market still leans heavily male.

26 June 2026
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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