A federal regulator said he's coming for insider traders in prediction markets

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Here are the 7 ways lawmakers are trying to tackle the prediction market boom

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From banning lawmakers from using Polymarket and Kalshi, to getting rid of sports trades, to everything in between, lawmakers have a variety of proposals for prediction markets.

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'Informed' traders on Polymarket netted $143 million in 'anomalous' profit since 2024, researchers find

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AOC draws parallel between prediction markets and Big Tobacco, floats advertising ban

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"I think there's a lot of things that we can learn from regulation of the tobacco industry that we can apply here," Ocasio-Cortez said of prediction markets.

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Polymarket bettors tried to make a reporter change his story about Iran missile strike — or else

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Betting on the Oscars or the Super Bowl halftime show would be banned under new prediction market bill

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Sen. Chris Murphy and Rep. Greg Casar

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Kalshi and Polymarket correctly predicted 19 out of 24 Oscar winners. Here are the ones they missed.

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In five categories, the film favored by traders on Kalshi and Polymarket ultimately did not win the Oscar.

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Who is favored to win an Oscar, according to Kalshi and Polymarket

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If bettors are correct, "One Battle After Another" will take home six Oscars, while "Sinners" is each set to win four.

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4 burning questions hanging over Nvidia's GTC summit next week

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Nvidia cofounder and CEO Jensen Huang.

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Watch out, prediction markets. The 'super apps' are coming.

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