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Polymarket, Kalshi’s main rival, is also blocked in Taiwan, where election bettors face up to six months in prison under a 2023 amendment. ByWayne Jones

Kalshi’s 15-minute gold markets have overtaken comparable Ether contracts just weeks after launching, recording 542 million contracts during September against 318 million for ETH-linked markets. Gold’s 15-minute Kalshi markets recorded 542 million contracts in September, beating Ether’s 318 million total. Estimated September fees reached $5 million for gold, compared with $2.6 million for Ether contracts.

World opened its standalone platform at world.xyz on September 9 to more than one million waitlisted users, after operating inside the Phantom wallet since the summer. More than 150,000 markets have been created across sports, crypto, politics, finance, economics, and culture, with the initial lineup covering every NFL regular-season game, seven soccer leagues, Formula 1,…

Polymarket’s core platform took the biggest hit, with monthly volume plunging from $7.89 billion to $4.59 billion. ByWayne Jones