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Barry Healy

Barry Healy is the founder of BH Group, which runs paid ads for iGaming & crypto brands. He is also the editor of InfoBets (betting news), TipLine (betting tips) & PollBet (prediction markets). He has run paid ads for 17 years, built & sold VBH.com, an iGaming affiliate business, & co-founded PadBets (padel betting). He is from Ireland. Work with BH Group at barryhealy.com.

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Sports

NBA strikes prediction market deals with Kalshi & Polymarket

The NBA has named Kalshi & Polymarket league sponsors under a new integrity framework.

26 Oct 20261 min read

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Markets

Robinhood hypes 15-minute bitcoin bets before earnings

Robinhood's prediction-markets boss talks up fast-growing bitcoin, gold & oil bets ahead of Tuesday's Q3 results.

26 Oct 20261 min read

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Politics

Midterm trading tops $1.4bn as Kalshi leads with $1.1bn

Prediction markets have traded more than $1.4bn tied to the 2026 US midterms, led by Kalshi.

24 Oct 20261 min read

Markets

Kalshi’s $291bn volume lands inside Phantom’s crypto wallet

Crypto wallet Phantom has added Kalshi prediction markets for US users, with restrictions in Michigan, Nevada & Washington.

24 Oct 20261 min read

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Markets

Robinhood’s bitcoin & gold contracts outpace sports growth

Robinhood says bitcoin, gold & oil price contracts are among its fastest-growing prediction markets, as traders look beyond sports.

24 Oct 20261 min read

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Markets

Kalshi eyes slice of $7.6tn inflation market

Kalshi is developing CPI futures aimed at the $7.6 trillion inflation market long dominated by OTC swaps.

24 Oct 20261 min read

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Markets

Polymarket reportedly fires marketing chief, CEO’s high school friend

Polymarket has reportedly fired chief marketing officer Matthew Modabber, a close friend of CEO Shayne Coplan, after an internal misconduct probe.

23 Oct 20261 min read

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Markets

Texas Senate drives $104m midterm trading surge

Election trading on Kalshi, Polymarket US & rivals hit $103.87m in early October, led by the Texas Senate race & House control.

22 Oct 20261 min read

Regulation

Kalshi faces $500,000-a-day fine risk in Michigan contempt bid

Michigan's attorney general wants Kalshi held in contempt for allegedly advertising to residents after a court ban.

21 Oct 20261 min read

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Markets

Kalshi uses Dillon Brooks to mock LeBron’s Polymarket deal

Kalshi's new ad starring Suns star Dillon Brooks mocks LeBron James's $15m deal with rival platform Polymarket.

21 Oct 20261 min read

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Barry Healy

Reporting

NBA strikes prediction market deals with Kalshi & Polymarket

Robinhood hypes 15-minute bitcoin bets before earnings

Midterm trading tops $1.4bn as Kalshi leads with $1.1bn

Kalshi’s $291bn volume lands inside Phantom’s crypto wallet

Robinhood’s bitcoin & gold contracts outpace sports growth

Kalshi eyes slice of $7.6tn inflation market

Polymarket reportedly fires marketing chief, CEO’s high school friend

Texas Senate drives $104m midterm trading surge

Kalshi faces $500,000-a-day fine risk in Michigan contempt bid

Kalshi uses Dillon Brooks to mock LeBron’s Polymarket deal

Reporting

NBA strikes prediction market deals with Kalshi & Polymarket

Robinhood hypes 15-minute bitcoin bets before earnings

Midterm trading tops $1.4bn as Kalshi leads with $1.1bn

Kalshi’s $291bn volume lands inside Phantom’s crypto wallet

Robinhood’s bitcoin & gold contracts outpace sports growth

Kalshi eyes slice of $7.6tn inflation market

Polymarket reportedly fires marketing chief, CEO’s high school friend

Texas Senate drives $104m midterm trading surge

Kalshi faces $500,000-a-day fine risk in Michigan contempt bid

Kalshi uses Dillon Brooks to mock LeBron’s Polymarket deal

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