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DOGE$0.0859+0.86%US x Iran ceasefire continues through…Yes 94.8¢PolymarketWill the Republican Party control the…Yes 9.5¢PolymarketUS x Iran ceasefire continues through…Yes 77.5¢PolymarketFear & Greed64GreedLong-form explainers, guides, and investigations into how crypto and iGaming actually work. From beginner-friendly breakdowns of core concepts to post-mortems of major industry events, we go beyond headlines to show you the full picture.
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.
Tobi Opeyemi Amure
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.
Tobi Opeyemi Amure
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.
Tobi Opeyemi Amure
Kalshi took 70.8% of US prediction-market notional volume in the week to May 24 on $1.6B of sports trading — what NBA Finals tip-off June 3 tests next.
Tobi Opeyemi Amure
Kalshi overtook Polymarket in April 2026 as prediction-market growth decouples from crypto rails — with sports betting, not crypto, driving the sector.
Tobi Opeyemi Amure
US sportsbook handle fell 3.3% in early 2026 (Stifel). Polymarket signed MLB and is absorbing some of that slack. Where it's going, and where the thesis breaks.
Tobi Opeyemi Amure
