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Dhruv Gupta says cold-applying to finance roles through Handshake was a poor experience; a referral from Brent, who noticed Gupta’s work at Polymarket, brought him into tech at MTS. Cosign aims to make that kind of trusted introduction easier to find.
The Block reports that Polymarket paused trading after a suspected attacker acquired about $2.65 million in POL through swaps, then resumed after saying a third-party provider had been compromised. Polymarket said it would fully reimburse affected traders.
James Lavish and Danny Knowles say Bitcoin has lost younger investors’ attention to AI, altcoins, and betting platforms such as Kalshi and Polymarket. Lavish describes the appeal as high-risk bets that seem more rewarding than saving, while Knowles connects the shift to young people feeling locked out of a secure future.
The CFTC is investigating whether Polymarket violated its settlement commitment to block U.S. users from its overseas platform. David Bennett says Kalshi can operate in the United States while Polymarket cannot, and rejects classifying sports wagers as derivatives; he sees poker as different because players influence outcomes.
Professional gamblers are shifting from algorithmic betting toward local knowledge that AI may miss, such as who is drinking at a semi-pro match or has insider information. Others exploit broadcast delays, and one Polymarket trader allegedly used a hair dryer to push an airport temperature reading across a market threshold.
Prediction markets face unresolved questions about manipulation, market settlement, and threats to people whose reporting affects bets. The host expects regulation, noting that Polymarket and Kalshi rely on small internal teams to judge disputed cases while most current trading volume is sports betting.