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The State of Prediction-Market Data in 2026: Our Recorded Coverage

An October 2026 snapshot of ZenHodl’s Polymarket, Kalshi, MLB and combo releases, with exact catalog counts, distinct clocks and measured capture limits.

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Kalshi L2 Depth and Trade Data: A Reproducible Sample Check

A practical guide to ZenHodl's recorded Kalshi L2 depth and deduplicated trade prints: what the fields mean, what the sample checks, and the hard limits.

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We Recorded the World Cup Final's Order Book — The Historical Snapshot Archive

L2 depth for the first 48-team World Cup final: 1.01M rows on Spain vs. Argentina, 20.8M across 47 matches — including which we lost. $39.

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Polymarket–Kalshi Lead-Lag: A Sampled MLB Study

Corrected Oct 2026: a five-sport study reverses this MLB study's 32-second direction, and 1-second data shows the venues move within ~1 s.

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We Made Our Data Archive Buyable by an AI Agent (x402 on Base)

How we made our data archive buyable by an AI agent over x402 on Base, with on-chain proof. Update 2026-09-27: now x402 v2; new purchases can be paused.

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Prediction-Market Calibration: What a Short MLB Study Shows

Review a historical MLB Brier-score analysis with corrected interpretation of calibration, repeated snapshots and near-terminal reference prices.

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Polymarket and Kalshi Depth: A Short MLB Capture Study

A June 2026 MLB capture reported similar quoted spreads and different recorded depth. Review the sample limits, level cap and statistical interpretation.

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Are There Free Arbitrages Between Polymarket and Kalshi? We Checked — Mostly No

The same game trades on Polymarket and Kalshi, so there must be free cross-venue arbitrage, right? A sampled MLB matched book shows how rare positive...

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Polymarket and Kalshi Price Discovery: A Three-Day Pilot

Corrected Oct 2026: a larger five-sport study reverses this June pilot's 32-second direction; 1-second data shows the venues move within ~1 s.

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How to Hedge a Sports Bet: The Math of Locking In Profit

Hedging means buying the other side of your own bet to lock a profit or cap a loss. The math, when it beats letting the position ride, and a correction...

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Polymarket vs Kalshi Bonuses: Compare the Actual Offer Terms

A worksheet for comparing cash, credits and referrer rewards. Distinguish Kalshi account offers, International fee-sharing and Polymarket US trading credits.

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Is Polymarket Available in the US? US and International Explained

Polymarket US and Polymarket International are separate products. Read the CFTC designation record, the International restriction and the current US...

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Kalshi Alternatives: Different Markets, Brokers and Forecasting Games

Compare Polymarket US/International, PredictIt, Manifold, Robinhood and ForecastEx by product structure. Corrected current official records and terms...

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Can You Parlay on Kalshi? How Combos Actually Settle

Kalshi combos are dedicated markets priced through RFQs. Learn joint-probability math, product-of-leg settlement and why a DNP is not automatically a refund.

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Polymarket vs Kalshi for Sports: Compare the Contract and Quote

Distinguish Polymarket US from International, then compare matching sports contracts by rules, executable prices, size, fees and captured evidence.

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Kalshi NFL MVP Contracts: Prices, Basket Math and Rule Checks

Read a multi-candidate MVP market without confusing quoted prices with true probabilities. Check settlement rules, basket costs, depth and fees.

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Polymarket Fees Explained: Maker, Taker, and the CLOB Fee Schedule in 2026

Learn how Polymarket CLOB V2 fees work: per-market taker fees, zero maker fees, rebates, the fee curve, Polygon gas, and breakeven edge.

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Top Sports Prediction Tools in 2026 (Honest Comparison)

The most useful sports prediction tools of 2026: calibrated APIs, odds aggregators, model dashboards, and bot frameworks, ranked on transparency.

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Polymarket Trading Bots in the Wild: A Full Breakdown of Our On-Chain P&L by Market Type

Corrected: our Polymarket trading bots are not profitable in aggregate. See the full retraction and per-market-type P&L breakdown, kept for reference.

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What Is a Sports Prediction API? A 2026 Practical Explainer

Plain-English guide to sports prediction APIs in 2026 — what they return, how authentication and rate limits work, what calibration means, and how to...

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How to Leverage a Sports Prediction API: A Step-by-Step Developer Guide

Pragmatic seven-step workflow for integrating a sports prediction API into your trading bot, dashboard, or research pipeline — auth, polling cadence, edge...

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How to Build a Real-Time Edge Signals Scanner for Sports Markets

Architecture and Python patterns for scanning live sports markets in real time and surfacing edge signals — WebSocket subscriptions, latency budgets, edge...

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Comparing Polymarket Odds to ZenHodl Win Probabilities Across 5,000 Games

ZenHodl's calibrated win probabilities vs Polymarket's market odds across 5,000+ resolved games — where they agree, diverge, and what it means.

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Betting Strategies With Calibrated ML Probabilities (Without Going Broke)

See how to turn calibrated ML probabilities into disciplined bets: position sizing, risk controls, and the honest limits of the math.

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What Our Live Results Say About Market Efficiency in Sports Prediction Markets

A year of live trading data on Polymarket — what it reveals about sports prediction market efficiency, where systematic mispricing persists, and where the...

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How to Convert Betting Odds: American, Decimal, Fractional & Probability

Convert American, decimal and fractional odds with worked examples. Distinguish break-even implied probability, no-vig estimates and actual costs.

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8 Sports, One API: Designing a Unified Schema for Multi-Sport Win Probabilities

How we designed a single unified API schema that serves calibrated win probabilities for 12 different sports — basketball, hockey, baseball, football...

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Kelly Criterion for Prediction Markets: Formula and Limits

Calculate Kelly fractions for a binary contract with checked Python examples. Separate assumed probability, acquisition costs, fractional sizing and risk.

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We Audited 21 Sports Prediction Sources. Only 1 Publishes Their Calibration Error.

Our April 2026 survey of selected prediction sources examined public calibration evidence. Read the dated findings, criteria and limits.

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Sportsbook Bonus Math: Cash, Bonus Bets, and Rollover Assumptions

Worked bonus examples distinguish a cash credit from a stake-not-returned bonus bet, with explicit probability, odds and rollover assumptions.

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How Prediction Markets Work for Sports: A 2026 Beginner's Guide

Understand $1 contracts, executable bids and asks, gross break-even probabilities, fees and settlement rules using a hypothetical sports example.

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Why Your 70% Confidence Should Actually Mean 70%: Calibrated Probabilities in Prediction Markets

Measure reliability in a defined prediction population, including the traded subset. Checked ECE bin endpoints, held-out calibration methods and dated...

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Are Insiders Really Exploiting Prediction Markets? What the Data Actually Shows

A 2026 investigation of insider trading in prediction markets. We examine the 2024 Polymarket election dispute, academic studies of PredictIt...

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Long-Term Sports Betting Profit: Expected Value and Evidence

Calculate conditional expected ROI at actual offered odds. Understand what −110 break-even means and why calibration, sample size and sizing do not prove...

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Prediction Market Apps Compared: Exchange, Broker or Play Money?

Official product facts for Kalshi, Polymarket US/International, PredictIt, Manifold and ForecastEx. Compare access, contract mechanics, cost and evidence...

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Hold to Settlement: Why We Never Sell Our Prediction Market Positions

Every one of our bots holds to settlement instead of trading actively. Why patience beat activity on Polymarket, and the strategies that failed.