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

Country Roads at the World Cup and what the market really thinks of the USA

John Denver's Country Roads has become an unlikely USA anthem at the 2026 World Cup. Polymarket has the hosts at 3% to lift the trophy. Here's why.

21 June 2026
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Politics

What Polymarket's 2028 Republican nominee market is actually asking

Polymarket's 2028 Republican nominee market has Robert F. Kennedy Jr. ahead of J.D. Vance, with a long tail behind. What it measures, and what it can't.

21 June 2026
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Sports

Curacao hold Ecuador 0-0 in Kansas City, and Polymarket's Germany v Ecuador props get redrawn

Eloy Room's record-equalling save count earned Curacao their first World Cup point. Here's how it ripples through Polymarket's Germany v Ecuador prop ladder.

21 June 2026
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Tech

Strava's IPO Question Lands on Polymarket: What the Cap-Range Contract Actually Tracks

Polymarket's Strava IPO contract asks where the fitness app's market cap lands on day one. A look at the contract's structure, not the lean.

21 June 2026
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Politics

What Polymarket's 2028 Democratic nominee market is actually pricing

Polymarket's 2028 Democratic nominee contract puts Gavin Newsom out in front of a long field. What the structure of the market actually tells you.

20 June 2026
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Tech

Kraken's IPO market cap question lands on Polymarket and the field is wide open

Polymarket's Kraken IPO market cap contract spreads bets across seven dollar bands from $16B to $28B. Here's what the structure actually tells you.

20 June 2026
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Politics

Bogotá's vote inside Colombia's presidential runoff: what the Polymarket contract actually measures

A Polymarket contract on who wins Bogotá in Colombia's June 21 runoff has narrowed to a two-name question. Here's what it tracks and how it resolves.

20 June 2026
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Politics

Hungary's presidential standoff sends the Polymarket leaders contract lurching toward Starmer

A Hungarian succession row jolted Polymarket's next-leader-out contract, with Starmer suddenly the dominant name at 67%. The mechanics matter more than the move.

20 June 2026
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Geopolitics

Polymarket puts a Ukraine-Russia peace deal by end-2026 at 28%, and the Belarus threat doesn't move the needle

Zelenskyy threatened to strike Russian relay stations in Belarus. Polymarket's end-2026 peace-deal contract sits at 28% Yes, 72% No. Here's what that means.

20 June 2026
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Politics

Lula leads Brazil's 2026 presidential market at 52% as a 2004 football match resurfaces in foreign policy lore

Polymarket has Lula at 52% to win Brazil's October 2026 presidential election, with a Bolsonaro-name field trailing. A 2004 friendly with Haiti explains the backdrop.

20 June 2026
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Culture

Polymarket's alien-disclosure contract has run out of runway, and only three legs are still alive

Three legs of Polymarket's US alien-disclosure ladder have already resolved No. What's left, what it would take, and why the contract is structurally interesting.

19 June 2026
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Climate

The 5kt Meteor Strike Market on Polymarket and What It Actually Measures

Polymarket is running a 2026 contract on whether a meteor will explode in Earth's atmosphere with at least 5 kilotons of energy. Here is what it tracks.

19 June 2026