UNCOVERED: 17 | History Defined

Exclusive: Crypto venture firm Dragonfly closes $650 million fourth fund—even as blockchain VCs face ‘mass extinction’

An inside look at the fast-rising firm, from its early Polymarket bet to its mysterious founding partner.

Fortune · Feb 17

Surging prediction markets face legal backlash in US: ‘Lines have been blurred’

At least 20 federal suits filed against companies like Kalshi and Polymarket as lawmakers call it ‘loophole’ for gambling

The Guardian - US · Feb 17

Pam Bondi sees her odds spike on Polymarket to be first cabinet member ousted after combative Epstein testimony

The Department of Justice has been under intense scrutiny for months over its handling of documents related to the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein

The Independent UK · Feb 12

I Created My Own Prediction Market. What It’s Telling Me About the S&P 500 Now, and What Comes Next.

My proprietary ROAR score acts akin to Polymarket or Kalshi. It’s showing the odds of an up move in the S&P 500 are lower than the odds of a down move coming next.

Barchart · Feb 10

America's new love affair with gambling drives Kalshi to $871 million haul on Super Bowl Sunday

Days before the Super Bowl, Michael Lewis warned that sports gambling is "especially predatory toward young men."

Fortune · Feb 10

Gamblers Placing Bets on $2K Tariff Dividend Check — What Are the Odds?

Prediction markets grow as Americans bet on politics, policy and economy. Meanwhile, odds of Trump’s proposed tariff dividend checks remain low across platforms

GOBankingRates · Feb 8

‘We all on Kalshi now’: Giannis Antetokounmpo and the quiet collapse of sporting trust

The Bucks star has become a shareholder in one of the world’s largest prediction markets. It only ushers the NBA further into the fetid swamp of sports betting

The Guardian - US · Feb 8

How Thousands of Randos Like Me Landed in the Epstein Files

To make sense of the Justice Department’s latest documents, you have to understand what they actually are.

Reason · Feb 5

Mamdani takes sardonic view of Polymarket’s ‘free grocery store’ stunt in New York

Cryptocurrency-based prediction market announced it would open store in apparent nod to mayor’s signature policy

The Guardian - US · Feb 5

The Private Sector Handles Hunger Better Than Mamdani Could

Polymarket’s pop-up grocery and Kalshi’s food money giveaways are the latest examples in New York’s decades-long history of food charity.

Reason · Feb 4