Kalshi launches political power index amid scrutiny over prediction markets Suswati Basu Kalshi has rolled out a new political benchmark that tries to capture the balance of power between Democrats and Republicans in a single number. The product, called the Kalshi American Power Index, or KPOW, is now available on the company’s platform. … Continue reading Kalshi launches political power index amid scrutiny over prediction markets
Trump declares prediction markets patriotic while state regulators wonder if they’re gambling Suswati Basu Trump just posted what may be the most aggressively pro-prediction-market presidential rant in modern American history — a sentence that somehow exists now. In a sprawling Truth Social post, President Donald Trump threw his full support behind prediction markets, … Continue reading Trump declares prediction markets patriotic while state regulators wonder if they’re gambling
CFTC defends prediction markets authority against mounting state gambling challenges Suswati Basu The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) is pressing a federal appeals court to reaffirm that prediction markets fall under federal supervision instead of state gambling enforcement. In a brief filed Tuesday (May 12) with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the … Continue reading CFTC defends prediction markets authority against mounting state gambling challenges
Local Digital Ad Growth Slows As Markets Mature by Laurie Sullivan , Staff Writer, May 5, 2026 Year-over-year digital ad growth has fallen to low single digits and is projected to dip below 3% by 2029, the slowest pace in the past 18 years, according to Borrell Associates. The 2026 Annual Benchmarking Report on Local … Continue reading Local Digital Ad Growth Slows As Markets Mature
Better Markets urges courts to let states regulate prediction markets, not CFTC Paul McNally A financial reform advocacy group is urging courts to keep oversight of gambling-style online markets at the state level, arguing that a federal commodities regulator lacks both the authority and capacity to manage them. Better Markets made its case … Continue reading Better Markets urges courts to let states regulate prediction markets, not CFTC
Minnesota advances controversial felony ban on prediction markets as scrutiny grows Suswati Basu Minnesota lawmakers are moving ahead with a proposal that would outlaw most prediction markets, pushing the issue further into the spotlight as similar debates unfold in other states. A key Senate panel this week signed off on Senate File 4511, … Continue reading Minnesota advances controversial felony ban on prediction markets as scrutiny grows
How do you self-exclude from prediction markets? Kalshi joins SelfExclude network Suswati Basu A new scheme aimed at protecting consumers in the US has opened up amid the fast-growing world of prediction markets. Kalshi has become the first platform to fully plug into a shared self-exclusion network called SelfExclude, a system designed to … Continue reading How do you self-exclude from prediction markets? Kalshi joins SelfExclude network
CFTC’s unprecedented lawsuits set up Supreme Court showdown over prediction markets Suswati Basu “It’s not a slam dunk at all.” A blunt assessment from former Commodity Futures Trading Commission Special Counsel Peter Sanchez Guarda cuts through the noise around an intensifying legal fight that could redraw the line between finance and gambling in … Continue reading CFTC’s unprecedented lawsuits set up Supreme Court showdown over prediction markets
Fox partners with Kalshi to bring prediction markets into news coverage Suswati Basu Fox Corporation is teaming up with Kalshi to weave prediction market data into its news programming. The partnership will bring Kalshi’s real-time forecasts into several Fox News Media outlets, including Fox News Channel, Fox Business Network, Fox Weather, and the … Continue reading Fox partners with Kalshi to bring prediction markets into news coverage
April 07, 2026 Fox is the latest to add prediction markets as a new ‘data layer’ for news coverage BY María José Gutierrez Chavez Fox Corporation has announced plans to partner with Kalshi to integrate the prediction market’s data across the media giant’s various cable networks. Tuesday’s announcement follows the rise in popularity of prediction markets, … Continue reading Fox is the latest to add prediction markets as a new ‘data layer’ for news coverage
