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Kalshi’s $100 Million “Combos” Ignite a Parlay Race With Polymarket in U.S. Sports Betting

Kalshi’s $100 Million “Combos” Ignite a Parlay Race With Polymarket in U.S. Sports Betting

Kalshi’s new “Combos” multi-leg sports bet product surpassed $100 million in trading volume in one week. Polymarket is launching similar parlay offerings and offering bonuses to attract users. Analysts say liquidity and regulatory hurdles remain major obstacles for prediction markets. Kalshi is fighting cease-and-desist orders in court as state regulators scrutinize event contracts.
16 January 2026
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Prediction Markets Go Mainstream in 2025: DraftKings Launches Predictions App, Coinbase Sues States, and Polymarket’s POLY Token Buzz Builds

Prediction Markets Go Mainstream in 2025: DraftKings Launches Predictions App, Coinbase Sues States, and Polymarket’s POLY Token Buzz Builds

December 20, 2025 — A product launch from DraftKings, fresh lawsuits from Coinbase, and renewed momentum around Polymarket are turning prediction markets into one of the fastest-moving stories in fintech and crypto right now. What used to be a niche corner of “event contracts” is rapidly becoming a mainstream battleground—pulling in sportsbooks, trading platforms, regulators, and even major media brands. At the center of this shift is a simple idea with outsized implications: turning real-world uncertainty—elections, wars, interest-rate moves, sports outcomes—into tradable prices that update in real time. Supporters argue these markets can aggregate information more effectively than polls or
20 December 2025
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Prediction Markets Surge on Dec. 19, 2025: Robinhood’s NFL “Combos,” DraftKings’ New Predictions App, Coinbase Lawsuits, and Polymarket’s Latest Turbulence

Prediction Markets Surge on Dec. 19, 2025: Robinhood’s NFL “Combos,” DraftKings’ New Predictions App, Coinbase Lawsuits, and Polymarket’s Latest Turbulence

On Friday, December 19, 2025, the fast-growing world of prediction markets—often framed as “event trading” and sometimes criticized as a backdoor to sports betting—delivered a cluster of developments that show just how quickly the category is moving from crypto niche to mainstream financial battleground. In just 24 hours, headlines ranged from DraftKings launching a standalone prediction-market product, to Coinbase suing three U.S. states over who gets to regulate event contracts, to Polymarket restoring services after a Polygon-related disruption, all while trading apps like Robinhood keep expanding sports-style contracts that look increasingly similar to parlays—only packaged as exchange-traded “yes/no” instruments. Sports
20 December 2025
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DraftKings Bets Big: Railbird Acquisition and NBC Deal Ignite Investor Frenzy

DraftKings Bets Big: Railbird Acquisition and NBC Deal Ignite Investor Frenzy

Record Revenue, Rising Margins Drive Optimism In early August, DraftKings reported blowout Q2 results – revenue of $1.51 billion (up 37% YoY) and adjusted EBITDA of $301 million, more than double the prior recordinvesting.com. Management noted strong sportsbook hold and growth in monthly active users. CEO Jason Robins said, “We set records for revenue, net income and Adjusted EBITDA in the second quarter”investing.com. The company reaffirmed its full-year outlook, expecting to hit the high end of $6.2–6.4B revenue and roughly $850M EBITDAinvesting.com. The upbeat results lifted DraftKings shares (they rose ~4% immediately after releaseinvesting.com) and helped narrow the gap with archrival FanDuel
25 October 2025
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Stock Market Today

SMIC stock set for results test this week as Hong Kong market reopens

SMIC stock set for results test this week as Hong Kong market reopens

8 February 2026
HONG KONG, Feb 8, 2026, 08:40 HKT — Market closed Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp’s Hong Kong-listed shares ended Friday little changed, but the stock heads into a catalyst-heavy week with results due and a shareholder vote on a deal that would simplify control of a key 12-inch wafer unit. (Reuters) The next test comes quickly. SMIC’s board meets on Tuesday, Feb. 10, when the company said it will announce unaudited financial results. (HKEX News) Two days later, investors get a second lever: an extraordinary general meeting in Shanghai on Feb. 12. Trading in the name often tightens ahead of corporate
MediaTek stock price drops 3.4% as Taiwan market shuts; what investors watch next week

MediaTek stock price drops 3.4% as Taiwan market shuts; what investors watch next week

8 February 2026
MediaTek shares closed down 3.4% at NT$1,710 on Friday in Taipei, with 11.8 million shares traded before the market shut for the weekend. The company said it will double investment in data-center chips and advanced packaging, while warning of rising supply chain costs. Fourth-quarter sales rose 8.8% to NT$150.2 billion, but net income slipped 3.6%. Investors face uncertainty ahead of the Lunar New Year break and a weaker tech sector mood.
Arm Holdings stock rallies into weekend on AI spending hopes — Monday’s next test

Arm Holdings stock rallies into weekend on AI spending hopes — Monday’s next test

8 February 2026
Arm Holdings’ U.S. shares jumped 11.6% Friday to $123.70, capping an 18% two-day rebound amid a rally in chip stocks tied to AI data-center spending. The gains followed Arm’s fiscal Q3 revenue beat, but executives warned memory shortages could cut royalty revenue by up to 2% as smartphone chip shipments are expected to fall 7% in 2026. Investors now await Arm’s “Arm Everywhere” event on March 24.
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