Google says Polymarket bets “briefly appeared in Google News in error”, after the bets appeared alongside news articles in the “For You” section
Links to bets on world events were appearing alongside legitimate news organizations.
Google says Polymarket bets “briefly appeared in Google News in error”, after the bets appeared alongside news articles in the “For You” section
Links to bets on world events were appearing alongside legitimate news organizations.
A review of Polymarket's social media feeds found it has published hundreds of false and misleading posts, as the betting market presents itself as “News 2.0”
A review of Polymarket's social media feeds found it has published hundreds of false and misleading posts, as the betting market presents itself as “News 2.0”
A review of the betting market's social media feeds found it has published hundreds of false and misleading posts.
A reporter details harassment and death threats from gamblers who would win a Polymarket bet if he changed his report on an Iranian missile's impact in Israel
How prediction markets Kalshi and Polymarket are aggressively targeting college students through fraternity partnerships and student influencers
The House always wins. The same is not true for the Frat House.Ethan Gach /Kotaku:Kalshi Reportedly Paid 15-Year-Old Gamer To Promote Online Betting Until Its Legal Department Said Please Don'tStatel...
OpenAI fired an employee for insider trading on prediction markets like Polymarket; Unusual Whales has flagged 77 suspected insider trades around OpenAI events
Prediction markets like Polymarket and Kalshi are big business, and some Big Tech employees are testing boundaries by making trades based on insider knowledge.
Vitalik Buterin, who backed Polymarket, says he's “starting to worry” that prediction markets “seem to be over-converging to an unhealthy product market fit”
Quick Take — Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin warned that prediction markets are “over-converging” …
Kalshi and Polymarket have partnered with social media accounts purporting to be breaking news reporters, some of which have repeatedly posted false information
Jordy Fee-Platt / The Athletic :
Polymarket's Ukraine war betting, based on ISW's map, generated $1M+ in volume for “Will Russia capture Myrnohrad?”; an “unauthorized” map edit resolved the bet
A live map that tracks frontlines of the war in Ukraine was edited to show a fake Russian advance on the city of Myrnohrad on November 15.