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Grant Mitchell

Grant Mitchell is a prediction markets analyst covering all relevant industries. He covers an array of topics, including popular markets, legislative updates, future forecasts, and what real-time odds say about prediction users. As a graduate of Virginia Tech, Grant has continually refined and expanded his coverage of the gambling and prediction industries, giving him a unique blend of experience and information, with which he attacks his analyses.

OpenAI Including Kalshi Prediction Markets in ChatGPT Responses
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OpenAI Including Kalshi Prediction Markets in ChatGPT Responses

OpenAI and Kalshi quietly entered into a partnership that resulted in ChatGPT pushing data from Kalshi’s prediction markets, the New York Times reported. The fruits of the partnership began earlier this week ahead of a pair of FIFA World Cup semifinal matches on Tuesday and Wednesday, the third-place game on…

CFTC Commands Kalshi to Offer Sports Event Contracts Despite Michigan’s Restraining Order
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CFTC Commands Kalshi to Offer Sports Event Contracts Despite Michigan’s Restraining Order

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) directed Kalshi to continue offering sports-related prediction markets in Michigan, escalating a feud with state officials. Michigan attorney general Dana Nessel secured a temporary restraining order in late June that ordered Kalshi to discontinue its sports event contracts. The new directive from the CFTC…

Gibraltar Announces World’s First Specified Prediction Market Regulatory Framework
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Gibraltar Announces World’s First Specified Prediction Market Regulatory Framework

Gibraltar is officially the world’s first jurisdiction to introduce a specified regulatory framework for prediction markets.  The British Overseas Territory has already licensed two operators, Official FIFA World Cup partner ADI Predictstreet and WagerWire. ADI Predicstreet was granted an intermediary license, while Wire Markets was approved in principle.  The new…

Kalshi Launches Pro Version With Professional Trading Tools and Capabilities
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Kalshi Launches Pro Version With Professional Trading Tools and Capabilities

Leading prediction market operator Kalshi on Tuesday announced the launch of “Kalshi Pro,” which will enhance the capabilities of its customer base.  The new product will allow traders to manage multiple markets simultaneously and access advanced analytics. That is part of what a company announcement described as “the latest step…

Kalshi Eclipses 260,000 Daily Mobile App Downloads, Dominating Competitors
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Kalshi Eclipses 260,000 Daily Mobile App Downloads, Dominating Competitors

Spurred by the popularity of the World Cup, prediction markets operator Kalshi is dominating mobile app downloads on iOS and Android. A chart shared by Dustin Gouker on his Event Horizon Substack showed the Kalshi reached more than 267,000 daily downloads toward the end of June, more than three times…