Polymarket in talks for fundraising round at more than $20 billion valuation
The reports come after the company told CNBC in June that its annualized revenue was well above $1 billion.
The top 3
- Leading Platforms by Trading Volume and Users: Kalshi and Polymarket are the dominant prediction market platforms, with a combined trading volume reaching a record $50.6 billion in July; Kalshi led with $37.7 billion, while Polymarket (including its US platform) generated $12.9 billion.
- Platforms Specializing in Unique Market Categories: Polymarket is recognized as a leading crypto prediction market, offering a broad range of topics from politics and sports to pop culture, while Kalshi specializes in regulated event contracts within the U.S., including economic indicators and weather patterns.
- Key Innovations Pioneered by Prediction Markets: Gnosis, founded in 2015, was instrumental in developing decentralized prediction markets on Ethereum and the Conditional Tokens Framework, while its spin-off, Safe (formerly Gnosis Safe), secures over $100 billion in assets as a leading smart contract wallet.
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