Bitcoin Bettors Push Kalshi and Polymarket to a Record $2.7B Week
Crypto contracts on Kalshi and Polymarket hit a record $2.7 billion in weekly volume, driven mostly by short-term bets on where bitcoin heads next. What Set the Record Exactly? Weekly notional volume in crypto-related co...
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Kalshi and Polymarket hit record $2.7 billion in weekly crypto volume
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