Mitch McConnell reportedly dead, no official confirmation yet

The surge in Chiliz token highlights how major sports events can drive temporary crypto market spikes and increase user adoption in the crypto space. The post Switzerland’s World Cup upset sends Chiliz token surging 28% as prediction markets cash in appeared first on Crypto Briefing.

The post Prediction Markets Price Platner’s Maine Senate Exit as All but Certain by Late July appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. Key Takeaways Kalshi contracts on Platner exiting before July 14 hit an all-time high of 82%, rising to 97% by late July. The Maine Senate winner market swung on the news, with Democrats holding a 59% edge over Republicans at 41%. A new Polymarket contract already prices Troy Jackson as the likeliest Democratic replacement nominee. How the markets repriced the Maine Senate race Traders on Kalshi drove the odds of Platner dropping out before July 14 to an all-time high of 82% on Monday, up from single digits earlier in the day, according to the platform’s own data desk. Contracts covering a later horizon price his exit even higher – around 97% by July 17 and July 31 – reflecting near-certainty that his candidacy does not survive the month, even as the immediate deadline outcome remains less than certain. Under Maine law, July 13 is the deadline for Platner t

Prediction-market traders now see the withdrawal of Maine Democratic Senate nominee Graham Platner as close to inevitable within weeks, after a new allegation triggered a collapse in Democratic support. Contracts on Polymarket and Kalshi rapidly repriced his exit, the seat’s partisan odds, and even his likely replacement – each in a matter of hours. How […]

The post What We Know About Mitch McConnell’s Health As Scott Jennings Says He Spoke With Him appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. Topline Commentator Scott Jennings said he spoke to Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., on Tuesday morning, contradicting claims the 84-year-old senator became braindead amid a weekslong hospital stay. McConnell has dealt with two hospitalizations this year. Photo by Nathan Posner/Anadolu via Getty Images Key Facts Jennings said in an X post he spoke with his “old friend” Tuesday morning, saying he spoke to the senator for nearly 20 minutes about “IRAN, UKRAINE, the unfolding situation in MAINE, my visit to the TR Presidential Library, and even a little bit of Senate history.” Sen. John Thune, R-S.D., spoke with McConnell on Monday and Tuesday, according to NOTUS, which cited a spokesperson for Thune who said the two “had a lengthy and substantive conversation that covered a variety of topics, including national security.” Reporter Desirée Townsend backed up claim

The post LeBron James Leaves Lakers as Prediction Markets Wager Millions on His Next NBA Home appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. Key Takeaways LeBron James left the Lakers in July 2026 after eight seasons, ending his tenure there. Kalshi prices a Cleveland return at 55%, with $70.7 million wagered on his next team. Polymarket has Cleveland at 59% odds ahead of an October 31, 2026 market deadline. The four-time NBA champion ended an eight-year run with the Lakers this month, closing out a Los Angeles chapter that began in 2018 and included a championship in the pandemic-shortened 2020 season. At 41, James is now weighing his 24th NBA season without a team. Money is moving fast on Polymarket and Kalshi, the two largest crypto-native prediction market platforms, where traders are pricing in a return to Cleveland over any other destination. Both markets let users buy shares tied to a specific outcome, with prices shifting as new information and trading volume move the odds. That structur

LeBron James has told the Los Angeles Lakers he will not return, and prediction market bettors are already betting big on where he lands next. The four-time NBA champion ended an eight-year run with the Lakers this month, closing out a Los Angeles chapter that began in 2018 and included a championship in the pandemic-shortened […]

Argentina's World Cup comeback highlights the volatile nature of fan tokens and prediction markets, underscoring their dependence on sports outcomes. The post Argentina’s stunning World Cup comeback sends $ARG fan token and prediction markets into overdrive appeared first on Crypto Briefing.

The World Cup's outcomes highlight the challenges prediction markets face in balancing star power expectations with actual performance probabilities. The post What the World Cup’s biggest disappointments tell us about prediction markets and sports betting tokens appeared first on Crypto Briefing.