TLDR Crypto · MISCELLANEOUS

KALSHI'S SILENCE ON GEOPOLITICS COULD COST THEM LONG-TERM

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Polymarket's real-time coverage of the Middle East conflict is earning it widespread media citations, while Kalshi's lack of markets during a global flashpoint is a critical miss. In the attention economy of modern prediction markets, usefulness builds brand trust, which compounds through both media references and trader liquidity. Kalshi's strict regulatory compliance may preserve licenses, but as Polymarket becomes the default source of truth, it risks irrelevance.