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A look at prediction markets Kalshi and Polymarket; Kalshi has ~$1B in current monthly volume and processed $6.9B in total, including $6.4B since October 2024 (Alicia Park/Forbes)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/aliciapark/2025/09/15/why-b…

Why Prediction Markets Like Kalshi Are Attracting Savvy Billionaire Investors
The savviest billionaire traders of the Forbes 400’s are placing their bets on budding prediction marketplaces. Thanks in part to Trumpworld connections, Kalshi is the front-runner in what could be a trillion dollar opportunity.

A profile of UCB CS professor Ion Stoica, a billionaire who has helped launch four startups out of his privately-funded research lab, including Databricks (Martina Di Licosa/Forbes)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/martinadilico

How A Berkeley Professor Built Billion-Dollar Companies In His Lab
Tech giants including Google fund Ion Stoica's lab, from which he launched companies like $62 billion Databricks. Now he's helping fellow profs find private funding.

The Balmoral and M Shed on Princes Wharf, Bristol, April 2025.
#photography #ukphotographer #documentingbritain

imagine being a billionaire and getting off on tweeting stuff like this about other programmers to impress your incel basement dweller sycophants
I wonder if Shopify’s stock holders know that the CEO is lurking in alt-right X threads to occasionally insult people

"The flood of money into #AI has made America’s #billionaire #oligarchs far richer.
By Forbes’ count, 20 of the most notable

Beware the Oligarch's AI Bubble
They’re likely to burst.

It would be nice if an idea on how to get rid of billionaires was something they were excited to do.

From back when billionaires didn’t try to make sand racist

Filing: the SEC settles a lawsuit accusing crypto exchange Gemini of failing to register the Gemini Earn lending program before offering it to retail investors (Jonathan Stempel/Reuters)
https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/boa…

A profile of Polymarket CEO Shayne Coplan, whose estimated 11% stake is now worth $1B following ICE's $2B investment, as its rivalry with Kalshi intensifies (Forbes)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/aliciap…

Crypto’s Fastest-Growing Startup Mints World’s Youngest Self-Made Billionaire
A $2 billion investment from NYSE parent ICE vaults Polymarket’s 27 year-old founder Shayne Coplan into the three-comma club and intensifies its rivalry with prediction market competitor Kalshi.

Jump, a SaaS startup founded by Alex Rodriguez and Marc Lore for managing sports ticketing and fan experiences, raised a $23M Series A at a $100M valuation (Justin Birnbaum/Forbes)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/justinbirnbau

Alex Rodriguez’s Startup Jump Raises $23 Million In Quest To Be Shopify For Sports Teams
Founded by the MLB legend alongside billionaire Marc Lore, his Timberwolves co-owner, the company is now valued at more than $100 million as it builds a one-stop shop for fans.