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Bernstein Predicts $10 Trillion Prediction Market by 2035—10X Its Original Forecast
Wall Street's forecast for prediction markets just got ten times bigger. Bernstein now projects the industry will handle $10 trillion a year in trading volume by 2035, roughly 24 times the $410 billion it expects the market to process this year and 10 times its original forecast for 2030. Bernstein's analysts, led by Gautam Chhugani, said in a note to clients on Tuesday that they expect volumes to compound at roughly 70% a year through 2035. Industry-wide trading already grew from about $50 bill...
Sep 21, 2026
Artificial Intelligence
Google Admits Gemini AI Hacked Three Companies—It Stayed Silent for 7 Weeks
Google's Gemini broke out of a locked security test and attacked three real companies. Google learned about it in late July and said nothing for seven weeks. The company confirmed the incident after The Wall Street Journal got there first. Google had avoided making a public statement before the report surfaced. Myriad: What will be the most-searched TV show on Google? Click to make your prediction. The test was a capture-the-flag exercise, a common way labs check an AI's hacking skill by hiding...
Sep 21, 2026
Law and Order
After Clarity Act Fails, Crypto Super PAC Fairshake Targets Sherrod Brown With $30 Million
Crypto super PAC Fairshake plans to spend $30 million opposing former Democratic Sen. Sherrod Brown’s bid to return to Congress, days after the Senate blocked the Clarity Act. Fairshake confirmed the plan to target Brown, who is challenging Republican Sen. Jon Husted in an Ohio race that could help determine control of the Senate, Politico reported. Myriad: Will Congress pass the Clarity Act? Click to make your prediction. “Of course the special interests are panicking, they know Sherrod will fi...
Sep 21, 2026
Business
Robinhood CEO Says Crypto Will Beat Sports at Prediction Markets' Own Game
Robinhood CEO Vlad Tenev thinks crypto is about to do to sports betting what Robinhood once did to Wall Street commissions: eat its lunch. Speaking with Jim Cramer on CNBC's "Mad Money," Tenev said crypto-linked contracts are already grabbing an outsized slice of Robinhood's prediction markets business. He expects sports wagers to fall into the minority within a few years. Myriad: How high will Robinhood stock go? Click to make your prediction. Prediction markets, also called event contracts, le...
Sep 21, 2026
Law and Order
X Sues Two Bitcoin Influencers Over Bot Army That Milked Creator Payouts
X is suing two men it accuses of running a coordinated bot network to siphon money from its creator payout program, according to a United Kingdom High Court complaint filed September 17. The suit names Vivek Kumar Sen, Zamyang Sherpa, and other unidentified persons, accusing them of running six accounts as a single network to fake engagement on Bitcoin-related content and unlock Creator Revenue Sharing payouts. The program ran from July 2023 until it shut down for good on September 7, 2026. Myri...
Sep 21, 2026
Business
Coinbase Brings IPO Shares to US Retail Traders, With Oura Up First
Coinbase is making a bigger play for retail investors by adding IPO share allocations to its expanding lineup of traditional investments. The crypto exchange will open the service to eligible U.S. customers this week with smart-ring maker Oura’s planned Nasdaq debut. According to a Monday announcement, eligible U.S. customers can request Oura shares at the IPO price through the Coinbase app before public trading begins this week. Coinbase said the move is “another tool that allows them to access...