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Prediction Pulse: Lisa Cook faces Trump challenge, Trump Jr. plays both markets, and Taylor Swift turns Polymarket into a payday
This week in prediction markets, Donald Trump Jr. somehow managed to secure himself a seat on both sides of the table. The man has officially joined the advisory ranks at Polymarket while also moonlighting at Kalshi. One imagines the awkward small talk when both companies end up at the same cocktail party. Polymarket made the…

Breaking Into New Markets With PPC: Key Considerations
Google Ads dominates the global PPC market with advertising revenue surpassing $265 billion in 2024. Paid search is self-serving and fast to deploy. But as simple as it appears, the reality is much more complex. The perceived ease of activation paints a picture that this channel is a silver bullet when brands look to enter new…

Stablecoins are finding product-market fit in emerging markets | TechCrunch
Five years ago, SpaceX launched Starlink, which has since grown into its biggest revenue driver, expanding to more than 100 countries. But as Starlink scaled, it faced a major hurdle: accepting payments in developing markets, where traditional banking infrastructure is unreliable, slow, and prone to blocking transactions. Many local banks across Africa, Latin America, and…