Prediction markets platform Polymarket will launch 'Polymarket USD', a USDC-backed collateral token that will serve as the settlement asset for all contracts. The move is part of a broader infrastructure upgrade intended to standardize settlements and improve liquidity.
Intercontinental Exchange, parent company of the New York Stock Exchange, has added $600 million to Polymarket, bringing its total investment to nearly $2 billion. The injection is a major institutional vote of confidence for prediction markets and could accelerate product growth and liquidity.
Kalshi has barred athletes and politicians from trading and Polymarket is tightening insider-trading rules as prediction markets face rising regulatory and legislative scrutiny.
Polymarket has acquired Brahma to upgrade its DeFi infrastructure, deepen liquidity, simplify trading, and strengthen compliance as it pushes into new markets. The move aims to make the platform more scalable and attractive to both retail and institutional users.
A Buenos Aires judge ordered ENACOM to block Polymarket across Argentina and directed Google and Apple to remove the app from their stores. The move cuts off direct access to the U.S.-based crypto prediction platform and raises regulatory questions.
Polymarket shut down a market on nuclear detonation after public outcry and regulatory scrutiny. The move follows insider trading allegations and a wave of foreign bans putting the platform under pressure.
Ukraine has moved to block access to crypto prediction market Polymarket as part of a broader online gambling crackdown; the platform is already unavailable in 33 countries.
The New York Assembly has revived a bill aimed at cracking down on prediction market–based sports betting just as Polymarket announces a partnership with the NHL’s New York Rangers. The timing raises immediate regulatory risk for the platform and other crypto-based sports products.
Delphi Digital has partnered with Polymarket to convert 11 of its research forecasts into tradable prediction markets, now live. The initiative lets traders bet on research outcomes and provides market-based signals for crypto trends.
MetaMask mobile now integrates Polymarket, letting users place predictions on real-world events directly in the wallet. The integration lowers friction for participation and arrives amid growing interest in crypto prediction markets.