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Canada is making a bet on prediction markets
Researchers found 3% of Polymarket accounts consistently profited as trading volume surged to $24 billion in 2026, raising concerns about retail losses.
Summary by Ground News
It seems like you can place a bet on anything these days — and in some places, you pretty much. With sites like Polymarket and Kalshi, you can put money on whether or not a politician will utter a phrase, major geopolitical events, how many goals an athlete might score, and more. But in Canada, stricter regulations have prevented these sights from spreading north of the U.S. border. But that’s about to change. Wealthsimple, a Canadian finance company, is bringing Kalshi to the great white north — if in a limited capacity.