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Covering prediction markets for @business. Former NPR Correspondent.

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Los Angeles, CA npr.org/people/6385507… Joined November 2008
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Personal news: After nearly 8 years at NPR, I’m excited to share that I’m going to Bloomberg to help lead coverage of the prediction market industry. I’ll be joining their mighty crypto and prediction markets team, which has long been doing really impressive work for @business and @BW. I start just after midterms.

Kalshi/Polymarket/PM tips or convos: ballyn.77 on Signal
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Kalshi in Talks For New Funding Round at $65 Billion Valuation @nmasc_ and @denitsa_tsekova bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
www.bloomberg.com Kalshi in Talks For New Funding Round at $65 Billion Valuation Weeks after finalizing new funding at a $40 billion valuation, prediction marketplace Kalshi is in talks with investors to raise new capital at a $65 billion valuation, according to people familiar...
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“We’re extremely early,” says Ilia Saddler, a former reality TV producer and current content creator. “Right now, the industry is still figuring out whether prediction markets are an engagement opportunity, a production risk or some combination of both.”

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www.bloomberg.com Reality TV’s Newest Viewers Are Here to Make Money As Kalshi and Polymarket ramp up investment in pop-culture contracts, the way reality shows are made and consumed could change
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“Alcohol stores don’t give you a coupon for a free drink if you’ve taken a week off drinking,” he said. “It used to be man versus vice. Now it’s man versus vice combined with a billion-dollar tech company. That’s not a fair fight.”
Michael Luo @michaelluo 5d
Just an astonishing and enraging story about a public health crisis and what happened when an NBA player got hooked on sports betting. newyorker.com/magazine/2026/…
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