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Robinhood (HOOD) Explodes 12% to Fresh Highs — Here’s What Lit the Fuse and What Comes Next (Sept 29, 2025)

Robinhood Markets (HOOD) Stock Today, November 18, 2025: Price Action, Analyst Upgrades and the 24/7 Prediction Markets Bet

Robinhood Markets (NASDAQ: HOOD) is catching its breath today after a sharp two‑week slide, even as Wall Street analysts, hedge funds and new 24/7 prediction markets keep the stock firmly in the spotlight. In late-morning U.S. trading on 18 November 2025, Robinhood shares are hovering around the mid-$110s, modestly higher on the day and stabilising after Monday’s 5.3% drop from $122.50 to $115.97. StockAnalysis+1 Despite that pullback, the stock is still up well over 200% in the past year, with a 52‑week range between roughly $30 and $154 — putting HOOD among the very top performers in the financial sector
18 November 2025
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Prediction Markets Boom in 2025: How Kalshi, Polymarket and Big Tech Are Turning “What If?” Into a Business

Prediction Markets Boom in 2025: How Kalshi, Polymarket and Big Tech Are Turning “What If?” Into a Business

On November 16, 2025, prediction markets hit the mainstream, from CBS’ Sunday Morning and Financial Times op-eds to NHL and UFC deals, Wall Street money and new rules. Here’s how Kalshi, Polymarket and rivals are reshaping online betting, finance and even democracy. On Sunday morning U.S. TV, Times Square billboards and Wall Street trading floors, the same question is suddenly everywhere: Wanna bet? CBS News’ Sunday Morning devoted today’s cover story to the rise of online prediction markets like Kalshi and Polymarket, featuring users who “monetize their knowledge” by trading on everything from elections and sports to Taylor Swift’s hypothetical
16 November 2025
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Polymarket’s U.S. Comeback: Shayne Coplan, UFC Deal and the New Arms Race in Blockchain Prediction Markets

Polymarket’s U.S. Comeback: Shayne Coplan, UFC Deal and the New Arms Race in Blockchain Prediction Markets

From Bedroom Experiment to Global Prediction Platform When Shayne Coplan started Polymarket in 2020, he didn’t have a team, a war chest of venture capital, or a Wall Street pedigree. What he did have was a laptop, conviction in blockchain technology, and an idea: let markets, not pundits, price the future. CoinDesk+1 Speaking this week at Cantor Fitzgerald’s crypto, AI and blockchain conference in Miami, Coplan described how open blockchain rails meant a solo founder could spin up a venue where anyone in the world could trade on real‑world events — elections, central‑bank moves, even celebrity gossip — using stablecoins.
13 November 2025
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Wall Street Giant’s $2 Billion Bet on Crypto Predictions – Why NYSE’s Owner is Backing Polymarket

Polymarket Soars on Wall Street’s $2B Bet – Token Launch & U.S. Return Ignite Prediction Market Frenzy

Wall Street’s Big Bet and Polymarket’s Public Status In a landmark deal announced in early October, Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) – the publicly listed owner of the New York Stock Exchange – unveiled plans to invest up to $2 billion in Polymarket ts2.tech. This is unprecedented: it marks the first major Wall Street stake in a prediction market platform, valuing the 5-year-old startup at approximately $8–10 billion post-investment ts2.tech. For context, ICE (NYSE: ICE) is a Fortune 500 company founded in 2000 (with roots back to 1792 via the NYSE) – its vote of confidence instantly boosted Polymarket’s credibility. ICE’s own stock price jumped
28 October 2025
Wall Street’s High-Stakes Gamble: Kalshi’s $300 Million Raise Ignites Prediction Market Wars

Wall Street’s High-Stakes Gamble: Kalshi’s $300 Million Raise Ignites Prediction Market Wars

Kalshi’s $300 Million Cash Infusion and Rapid Ascent Kalshi’s latest funding round – over $300 million at a $5 billion valuation – marks one of the largest bets yet on the emerging prediction market industry tradingview.com. The startup, founded by young MIT graduates in 2018, became the first federally regulated events exchange in the U.S. after gaining CFTC approval in 2020. Investors have now more than doubled Kalshi’s valuation since June, when it was valued at $2 billion following a $185 million Series C tradingview.com. The hefty new round was led by top-tier Silicon Valley firms Sequoia Capital and Andreessen Horowitz, joined by crypto-focused backers like
10 October 2025
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Wall Street’s $2 Billion Bet on the Future: NYSE Owner Goes All-In on Polymarket Prediction Markets

Wall Street’s $2 Billion Bet on the Future: NYSE Owner Goes All-In on Polymarket Prediction Markets

ICE’s $2B Vote of Confidence in Polymarket Wall Street’s biggest exchange operator is making a bold bet that betting on real-world events is the next big financial frontier. Intercontinental Exchange Inc. (ICE) – the owner of the NYSE – confirmed it will invest $2 billion in Polymarket, a deal that values the crypto-powered betting platform at roughly $8 billion pre-money (around $10B post-investment) reuters.com reuters.com. This is a landmark endorsement of prediction markets by a mainstream financial giant. The deal, first reported by The Wall Street Journal and Bloomberg, could be officially announced any day ts2.tech. Why it matters: ICE’s
8 October 2025
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