(Update): October 28, 2022: The rewards scheme was updated following the release of the on-chain market curation feature. This adds two new activity rewards for curation: 1) Top Market Upvoters, per chain: Top 10 wallets with the most upvotes on verified markets receive 50 $POLK each. 2) Top Market Downvoters…

The Polkamarkets Labs leadership team has reviewed its structure ahead of the launch of V2 and the execution of our exciting roadmap for the company and the Polkamarkets Protocol in 2023. Ricardo Marques, who has led the company as CEO, and was also responsible for product development since inception in…

Welcome to the second edition of “In The Wild,” where we explore the transformative impact of prediction markets on various industries. …

Is Crypto ready for a bull run over traditional banks’ turmoil? — The recent collapse of three major US banks with close ties to the crypto industry has left many wondering if this is a repeat of the 2008 financial crisis. Silicon Valley Bank, in particular, was a significant lender for tech startups and crypto companies. The collapse sparked a bank…

Two US banks went down, and two Swiss banks merged. Has the bleeding stopped? — The global banking sector has been experiencing uncertainty and instability, apparently for different reasons, but with common symptoms: bad balance sheets lead to stock prices falling, which in turn leads to a run for deposits.

Polkamarkets Labs is thrilled to announce that $POLK, the Polkamarkets Protocol utility token, is now available on the Polygon Network. No ecosystem has seen stronger growth than Polygon in the past year and, in line with Polkamarkets’ vision of being a multi-chain information exchange platform, deploying the Protocol on Polygon…

Will the Top Gun movie soar high enough to be caught on the Academy’s radar? — Tom Cruise’s Top Gun: Maverick has soared to rarefied air this year, earning an impressive $2.22 billion at the worldwide box office. It finished $727 million ahead of the second-highest-grossing film of the year, Jurassic World Dominion, without even being released in China. …

We’re introducing “In the Wild”, an educational series from Polkamarkets that explores the real-world use cases of prediction markets and how to unlock their potential in different areas of business, and life in general. If you haven’t joined our Discord and Twitter, click here to join the conversation! Please also…

Will Netflix subscribers snub its password-sharing crackdown plans? — Netflix had a bumpy ride last year, with its first net loss of subscribers reported in Q1 2022, leading up to the first decline in net income since 2012. …