Prediction market Kalshi overtakes Polymarket and sets off sports betting ‘land grab’

Kalshi has overtaken prediction market leader Polymarket by registering higher trading volumes for three weeks running. Last week, Kalshi users traded $728 million worth of bets. That’s almost 60% more than Polymarket, and almost as much as the record$ 749 million weekly volume Kalshi handled in the lead up to the 2024 US presidential election. The booming sports betting market is driving the success, according to Dustin Gouker, a sports betting consultant and predictions market analyst. “Football is no ...