Technology Shout

Cryptocurrency-based prediction market Polymarket has hired blockchain analytics firm Chainaanalysis to monitor trading activity and enforce its market rules to address concerns about insider trading and market integrity. Chainaanalysis brings a suite of tools, including investigative software and an on-chain monitoring system to flag suspicious behavior, with models designed to identify patterns consistent with traders…

Cryptocurrency exchange Gemini Space Station (GEMI), run by Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss, has received approval from the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) for a derivatives clearinghouse (DCO) license, giving it access to the fastest-growing and most competitive space in regulated derivatives and cryptocurrency prediction markets. The approval allows Gemini to clear and settle trades…

A few weeks ago, unusually high temperatures at a French weather station near Paris’ Charles de Gaulle Airport (CDG) triggered criminal complaints and investigations. According to French media reports, the readings were linked to a Polymarket bet that generated tens of thousands of dollars in profits. Whether the complete mechanism turns out to be exactly…