Polymarket is a topic tracked in our intelligence system with 5 linked articles.
Prediction markets like Kalshi and Polymarket monetize information and are raising ethical questions for newsrooms.
TechCrunch tallies at least 80 VC-backed unicorns minted in 2025, dominated by AI startups with valuations mostly between $1B and $9B+ and a sprinkling of non‑AI players (satellites, fintech, biotech), based on Crunchbase and PitchBook.
Kalshi raises $1B at an $11B valuation led by Sequoia and CapitalG, following a prior $300M round at a $5B valuation, while navigating a complex regulatory landscape and competition from Polymarket.
Kalshi secures a $1B round at an $11B valuation amid ongoing CFTC regulatory battles, while WhatsApp reintroduces an Instagram Notes–style About status feature, highlighting a fintech regulatory risk backdrop and platform monetization dynamics.
Americans are estimated to have traded billions on Polymarket’s offshore, banned platform, underscoring regulatory and enforcement risk for crypto-prediction markets.
Regulators are moving to regulate prediction markets (CFTC proposed rulemaking), signaling compliance risks and potential restrictions that affect Kalshi and peers.
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