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Delphi Digital: own the platforms, not the assets traded on them

  • —Kalshi and Polymarket did $53B in July volume, about 25x year-on-year
  • —Robinhood's Q2 event-contract revenue reached $156 million
  • —That topped equities ($129M) and crypto ($100M) revenue
  • —Hyperliquid and Lighter were named as leading onchain platforms
Why it matters: The report points to a shift in speculative demand toward intermediaries, reshaping how exchanges and prediction markets are valued.
Source: PANews