GoKawiilPolymarket and Kalshi Expand Into Media as Prediction-Market Regulation Fight Looms
Polymarket runs a daily newsletter summarizing news events tied to its betting markets, resembling a political news roundup rather than a financial disclosure. Both Polymarket and rival Kalshi have struck data-sharing partnerships with major media companies—Polymarket with Dow Jones and Substack, Kalshi with CNN, CNBC, and Fox—embedding themselves into roughly a quarter of top S&P 500 communications firms, though none of these deals involve actual trading.
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With regulators and states disputing whether prediction markets are legitimate financial platforms or unlicensed gambling operations, positioning themselves as media-adjacent data providers gives these companies a reputational buffer and mainstream legitimacy. It's a strategic hedge that could shape public and regulatory perception ahead of potential Supreme Court scrutiny.
- Polymarket publishes a newsletter that functions like editorial content, linking news to its prediction markets.
- Polymarket and Kalshi have media partnerships with major outlets like Dow Jones, Substack, CNN, CNBC, and Fox.
- These deals focus on data sharing, not trading, as the industry faces legal uncertainty over its classification.
Source: wired.com — Kate Knibbs, 2026-09-16
Published there as: “Polymarket’s Next Bet? It Can Also Be a Media Company”
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