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France's regulatory shift could catalyze crypto's integration into esports, potentially transforming sponsorship dynamics and fan engagement. The post France opens the door for crypto-esports sponsorships as EWC 2026 hits Paris appeared first on Crypto Briefing.

The post Kalshi vs Polymarket 2026: Fees, Markets & US Legality appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. Two years ago the choice in the prediction market space was pretty straightforward. Polymarket was the crypto-native platform Americans weren’t meant to touch while Kalshi was the regulated US exchange that played by the book. Fast forward to today and there are multiple other prediction market platforms like Rothera, Predictdotfun, Opinion, Limitless etc that are looking to bite away at the market share. Despite competition ramping up, Kalshi and Polymarket are by far the leaders in terms of volume, number of trades and open interest.  The line from two years ago, however, has mostly dissolved. Polymarket now runs a CFTC-licensed US arm and despite Kalshi fighting roughly a dozen states in the US over whether sports contracts count as gambling, the latest numbers on combined trading volume between the two platforms hit $47.5 billion in the month of June alone this year. That’s more tha

Convergence Fest highlights the growing integration of digital and physical gaming, signaling a shift towards more hybrid gaming experiences. The post Riot’s Convergence Fest lands in Las Vegas, and it tells us something about gaming’s future appeared first on Crypto Briefing.

Esports' shift from crypto highlights a pivot to traditional revenue streams, impacting crypto tokens reliant on sponsorship deals. The post Esports is quietly breaking up with crypto, and the XSE Pro League proves it appeared first on Crypto Briefing.

The post Wall Street Banks Restrict Prediction Market Trading over Insider-Risk Fears appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. Wall Street banks are restricting employee trading on prediction market platforms due to fears that they may use nonpublic information to trade event contracts. Goldman Sachs has reportedly banned its employees from trading on event contracts that are specific to the bank, including financial markets, macroeconomic events, elections and geopolitics, CNBC reported, citing people familiar with the matter. Unnamed sources from Morgan Stanley also told CNBC that the bank has policies regarding prediction market trading by employees, while a spokesperson for Bank of America said the bank was in the process of issuing new prohibitive measures for employees on prediction market trading. The report adds to insider trading fears around prediction markets, which attracted the attention of the White House and US lawmakers, who proposed legislation aimed at restricting politic

The post SEC reviews more than 24 ETFs that could bring election betting to brokerage accounts appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. More than 24 prediction market ETFs proposed by Roundhill, Bitwise, and GraniteShares remain in regulatory limbo, with the SEC yet to act despite the issuers filing their applications in February. The agency pushed back the expected launch timing to gain clarity on fund mechanics and investor disclosures, delaying products that would have reached the market through the normal 75-day automatic effectiveness window. Roundhill’s filings track Democratic or Republican outcomes in the 2028 presidential race, 2026 Senate control, and 2026 House control. Bitwise matched the three election bets with its own PredictionShares lineup, then went further with funds wagering on Bitcoin at $100,000, Ethereum at $3,500, and WTI crude oil clearing a specified price in 2026. Once the SEC accepts the wrapper, almost any measurable event with a legally tradable contract under

Wall Street banks, including Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley, are restricting employee prediction market trades as insider trading fears spread across Polymarket and Kalshi.

The surge in prediction market activity highlights the growing intersection of esports and crypto, potentially reshaping betting landscapes. The post Prediction markets saw over $1.5M in volume on FunPlus Phoenix’s VCT China Stage 2 opener appeared first on Crypto Briefing.