#event contracts

A set of new ETF filings wants to turn election outcomes into brokerage-account tickers. If approved, they’d also make “political risk” a tradable product on the same rails that already carry spot Bitcoin ETFs, pulling attention, liquidity, and regulatory pressure into the same lane. Roundhill, GraniteShares, and Bitwise’s PredictionShares brand propose funds that track binary “event contracts”…

Gemini Predictions has emerged as one of the most talked-about developments in trading and forecasting within the cryptocurrency and broader financial ecosystem. As a new product offered by the Gemini exchange, it brings prediction markets into a regulated environment in the United States and allows users to trade contracts tied to real-world events. This article explains how Gemini Predictions…

On Jan. 9, Tennessee’s sports betting regulator sent a set of letters that, at first glance, looked like the kind of paperwork most crypto natives scroll past. The message was blunt: stop offering sports-related event contracts to Tennessee residents, void unsettled positions, and refund customers by Jan. 31. The recipients, Kalshi, Polymarket, and Crypto.com, sit on the border between finance…