The concept of "Information Finance," or InfoFi, has transitioned from a niche crypto-economic theory into a foundational pillar of global finance and media. As of February 2, 2026, prediction markets are no longer viewed as mere platforms for speculation; they have been repositioned as sophisticated data-transmission mechanisms that assign a market price to the accuracy [...]
As the calendar turns to February 2026, the United States is bracing for a political showdown that promises to be as much a financial event as a democratic one. The 2026 U.S. Midterm Elections are already generating unprecedented activity in the prediction market space, with traders pouring billions of dollars into contracts determining the future [...]
As of early February 2026, the global financial landscape has undergone a silent but profound architectural shift. Prediction markets, once dismissed as "gambling for nerds," have matured into the essential "Oracle layer" of the financial system. Today, institutional liquidity and algorithmic trading bots no longer wait for official press releases or the slow-moving updates of [...]
The prediction market landscape was forever altered on January 2, 2026, by what traders are now calling the "January 2nd Shockwave." While the industry has long flirted with mainstream relevance, this single day of unprecedented institutional-sized trades—triggered by a geopolitical "black swan" and a massive injection of Wall Street capital—has cemented prediction markets as the [...]
As of February 2, 2026, the meteoric rise of prediction markets has hit a significant roadblock not in Washington D.C., but in the state houses of Nevada and Connecticut. While 2025 was defined by Kalshi’s historic legal victory against the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), 2026 has opened with a multi-front "guerrilla war" as state [...]
As of early February 2026, the financial world has officially crossed the Rubicon. Prediction markets, once relegated to the fringes of internet forums and academic theory, have fully integrated into the DNA of the global financial system. The tipping point arrived not with a single event, but through a series of massive institutional migrations that [...]
As of early February 2026, the prediction market landscape has transformed from a niche hobby for "superforecasters" into a multi-billion dollar pillar of the global financial system. At the heart of this explosion is a titanic struggle for dominance between the two undisputed heavyweights: Polymarket and Kalshi. The stakes are nothing less than the title [...]
Piper Sandler cited softer cryptocurrency trading volumes, the end of the football season weighing on prediction market revenue, and rising doubts about the momentum of retail trading as reasons for the downtrend.
Robinhood stock is suddenly seeing a dull few days, even as news surrounding expanding beyond crypto and receiving a key role in Trump Accounts comes in.
Over the last six months, Robinhood’s shares have sunk to $99.15, producing a disappointing 6.8% loss - a stark contrast to the S&P 500’s 10% gain. This may have investors wondering how to approach the situation.
As of February 1, 2026, the global financial landscape has been fundamentally rewired by a concept once relegated to the fringes of crypto-economic theory: Information Finance, or "InfoFi." What began as a tool for political junkies to hedge election risks has evolved into the world’s most potent data transmission mechanism. Prediction markets have transitioned from [...]
The landscape of global finance reached a definitive turning point in late 2025, as prediction markets shed their reputation as "crypto-native niches" to become a cornerstone of the institutional financial stack. This transformation was signaled most loudly by the Intercontinental Exchange (NYSE: ICE), the parent company of the New York Stock Exchange, which finalized a [...]
The dawn of 2026 has marked a definitive shift in the global financial ecosystem: prediction markets are no longer the exclusive playground of crypto-native speculators and data scientists. What was once a niche corner of the internet, often viewed with regulatory skepticism, has been institutionalized. Today, the "Wall Street Takeover" of prediction markets—now increasingly referred [...]
As the 2026 midterm election cycle kicks into high gear, the political prediction landscape has been fundamentally reshaped by the official relaunch of PredictIt. Long considered the "academic gold standard" for political forecasting, the platform has emerged from years of regulatory limbo with a massive upgrade that many are calling the "New Era" of information [...]
The landscape of American financial forecasting shifted fundamentally on January 29, 2026. In a move that market participants are calling a "regulatory ceasefire," Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Chairman Michael Selig formally withdrew the proposed ban on political and sports event contracts—a relic of the Rostin Behnam era that had throttled the industry for nearly [...]
The predawn hours of January 3, 2026, will be remembered for one of the most audacious military operations in modern history: "Operation Absolute Resolve." As U.S. special operations forces descended on Caracas to extract Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, the geopolitical landscape shifted in an instant. But while the world watched the tactical execution of the [...]
The prediction market landscape has officially entered its most volatile and high-stakes era yet. Following a staggering 2025 that saw over $40 billion in total trading volume, the industry is now locked in what analysts are calling the "Great Prediction War." This isn't just a race for market share; it is a fundamental clash between [...]
