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Betting Markets and Polls Show Harris Ahead of Trump as Election Nears

With only 44 days remaining until the U.S. election, the blockchain-powered predictions market Polymarket shows Vice President Kamala Harris slightly ahead in a wager against former President Donald Trump. As…

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CFTC Loses Round One: Kalshi Cleared to Offer US Election Bets

A federal judge this week sided with the prediction market Kalshi’s motion for summary judgment in its legal battle with the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). This decision opens…

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Trump Maintains Slight Advantage in Election Odds on Polymarket After Harris Interview 

After a 40-day interview hiatus, Vice President Kamala Harris has finally given her first Q&A session since President Joe Biden announced he won’t seek re-election in 2024. According to Polymarket’s…

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Polymarket Wager Shows Trump Taking the Lead in Nail-Biting 2024 Election Bet 

On Aug. 22, 2024, Polymarket odds showed former President Donald Trump leading in the prediction market that pits him against Kamala Harris for the 2024 presidential election. As of 8:19…

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Pandemic Fears Ignite as Mpox Outbreak Leads to High-Stakes Betting on Polymarket

Recently, Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO), officially declared that the Mpox outbreak, commonly known as monkeypox, is now a public health emergency of…

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Vega Protocol Launches Decentralized Prediction Market With Colosseo II Upgrade

Vega Protocol has launched its prediction market feature as part of the Colosseo II upgrade. This new development allows users to bet on future events using the Cosmos network infrastructure,…

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Polymarket’s Integrity Questioned Over Venezuelan Presidential Election Bet Outcome

Polymarket, a cryptocurrency-based prediction market, has declared Edmundo Gonzalez, the opposition candidate, the winner of the Venezuelan presidential election bet. The decision, made days after the election, ignores the official…

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Coinbase Challenges CFTC Proposal, Advocates for Balanced Regulation of Event Contracts

Coinbase Chief Legal Officer Paul Grewal has raised concerns on social media regarding the Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s (CFTC) proposed rule to ban certain event contracts. Coinbase has also formally…

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Several AI Chatbots Predict Trump Victory in 2024 Election, Two Decline to Answer

Over recent weeks, Bitcoin.com News has been covering prediction markets linked to the U.S. election. Our newsdesk also tested various artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots to forecast the prices of bitcoin,…

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Trump’s Election Odds Continue to Surge Post-Assassination Attempt: Polymarket Bets Hit 71%

Immediately following the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump, prediction market odds on Polymarket saw Trump’s chances of winning the election rise to 68%. Days after the event, Trump’s…

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