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Kalshi hit $12.35bn a month as the regulatory squeeze tightens
Prediction markets caught regulated sportsbooks on volume — Kalshi cleared $12.35bn in March. Now a 2026 federal-vs-state fight decides who keeps the handle.
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Editor and content strategist for crypto and iGaming news. Former contributor at Watcher Guru, Investing.com, and Traders Union. Named among LinkedIn's top 333 Web3 creators. Covers esports betting, sports wagering, and gambling regulation.
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ESIC suspends NOMERCY over $4.5m CS2 match-fixing alarm
ESIC has provisionally suspended CS2 side Team NOMERCY after a $57,000 multi-bet pointing to a $4.5 million payout flagged suspected match-fixing.
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Prediction-market volume has decoupled from Bitcoin's slide
Kalshi and Polymarket monthly volume hit about $24 billion in April 2026 even as Bitcoin fell 45% from its high. The driver is regulated US sports contracts.
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Riot's betting sponsorships reach Tier-1 LoL and Valorant teams
2026 is the first season Tier-1 LoL and Valorant teams in the Americas and EMEA can carry betting sponsors after Riot lifts its ban. What it means for bettors.
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XRP to $2.80 by year-end 2026: the ETF-flow and CLARITY case
XRP trades at $1.30. Why $2.80 is the realistic year-end base case after Standard Chartered's 65% cut — the ETF-flow, CLARITY Act, and escrow math.
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Ethereum to $4,200 by year-end 2026: the staking-ETF case
An analyst-grade ETH market call: base case $4,200 by year-end 2026 on staking-ETF demand and L2 settlement — plus the four signals that would kill it.
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The International 2026 names seven invites, merges EU qualifier
Valve named seven direct invites for The International 2026 and merged the EU qualifier. Here is the field, the slot-allocation row and the betting angle.
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Chainlink to $22 by year-end 2026: the onchain-wagering and DTCC case
A sourced Chainlink (LINK) market call: $22 base case by year-end 2026 on DTCC tokenization rails and onchain-wagering demand — plus the four signals that break it.
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G2 favourites for VCT Masters London as Paper Rex offer 6-1 value
G2 Esports open as VCT Masters London 2026 favourites, but three-time finalists Paper Rex hold the value at 6-1. Odds, seeds, props and our pick.
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US iGaming and Bitcoin ETF flows decoupled in Q1 2026
US iGaming revenue rose 20.7% in Q1 2026 while Bitcoin ETF flows turned choppy. The two decoupled — proof online-casino growth is structural, not a crypto proxy.
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Esports betting alerts quadruple in Q1 as prop markets bite
Esports betting-integrity alerts hit 15 in Q1 2026, nearly four times a year earlier, as prop-market manipulation like the nifee ban concentrates the risk for bettors.
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ONIC favoured for MPL Indonesia S17 title as playoffs near
ONIC enter the MPL Indonesia Season 17 playoffs (June 10-14, 2026) as top seed and title favourite, but a late upset shows the market overrates them.
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