Analysis by The Atlantic found that two sizeable bets were placed on prediction market Kalshi in short succession this week.

Prediction markets are wagering on whether the United States will confirm the existence of extraterrestrial life by 2027.

On Monday night, someone placed a peculiar bet on the prediction market Kalshi. At 7:45 p.m. eastern time, a single trader put down nearly $100,000 on the claim that, by the end of December, the Trump ...