Prediction markets hit new high as Polymarket enters Sam Altman’s World

Prediction markets hit new high as Polymarket enters Sam Altman’s World

World’s Polymarket Mini App integration came amid prediction markets surging past 2024 records, with $2 billion in weekly trading volumes. World, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman’s digital identity project, formerly known as Worldcoin, is expanding into prediction markets by integrating Polymarket. World App, a mobile application that combines a digital wallet with World’s decentralized identity tool,…

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Polymarket set for 0M raise at B valuation: Reports

Polymarket set for $200M raise at $1B valuation: Reports

Betting platform Polymarket is reportedly set to be valued at $1 billion in a $200 million raise led by Peter Thiel’s Founders Fund. Blockchain prediction market platform Polymarket is finalizing a $200 million funding round that would value the company at approximately $1 billion, according to reports. Billionaire entrepreneur Peter Thiel’s Founders Fund is set…

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#Bingo night is the new warehouse rave

#Bingo night is the new warehouse rave

Bingo night is the new warehouse rave Young people are increasingly turning to activities your grandma used to enjoy. The FADER travels to Las Vegas to figure out the appeal. By Sandra Song Photo by In Pictures Ltd./Corbis via Getty Images Twenty minutes south of the Strip, there’s a fusty old building along a gravel-lined…

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#Former NYC Buildings Commissioner Eric Ulrich selling insurance

#Former NYC Buildings Commissioner Eric Ulrich selling insurance

“Former NYC Buildings Commissioner Eric Ulrich selling insurance” Disgraced former lawmaker and city Buildings Commissioner Eric Ulrich, who resigned in November in the wake of a gambling probe by the Manhattan district attorney, is now pushing different kinds of policies — insurance ones. “I couldn’t be happier,” Ulrich gushed in a Dec. 21 email to…

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#Why NYC’s new vice economy — weed, casinos — might be doomed

#Why NYC’s new vice economy — weed, casinos — might be doomed

“Why NYC’s new vice economy — weed, casinos — might be doomed” In August, New York mayor Eric Adams stood before a banner festooned with cannabis-leaf emblems, making what he billed as a major announcement. “Today, we light up our economy,” enthused the mayor. Referring to recreational pot sales, hecontinued: “The regulated adult-use cannabis industry is a once-in-a-generation…

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