Editorial Team

Catie Di Stefano

Editor-in-Chief, PredictionWins

Bio

Catie has spent 15 years covering iGaming, sports betting, and now prediction markets — first as a trade reporter, later as head of editorial at two major industry publications. She has tested every regulated US event exchange since Kalshi's 2021 launch and writes the bulk of PredictionWins' platform reviews and tax explainers.

Guides

What Are Prediction Markets? A Complete Beginner's Guide
Prediction markets let you trade on the outcome of real-world events. Here's how they work, why they're surprisingly accurate, and how to start.
How to Read Prediction Market Odds (2026 Guide)
Contract prices, implied probability, expected value, and how to spot when the market is wrong.
Kalshi vs Polymarket 2026: Which Platform Should You Use?
Head-to-head on regulation, fees, liquidity, and usability. Which one wins depends on where you live and how you fund.
How to Actually Make Money on Prediction Markets
Edge, bankroll, process. The unglamorous habits that separate winning traders from gamblers.
Prediction Markets and Taxes (US) — 2026 Guide
How Kalshi and Polymarket winnings are taxed, what forms to expect, and how to keep records the IRS will accept.
How to Bet on Polymarket: A Complete Tutorial
Step-by-step: sign up, fund with USDC, place your first trade, and cash out. The full Polymarket walkthrough for US traders.
How to Deposit on Polymarket (USDC Guide)
Three ways to fund a Polymarket account with USDC — debit card, bank transfer via Coinbase, or wallet bridge. Fees, speed, and gotchas.
How to Withdraw From Polymarket
Pull your USDC off Polymarket and convert it back to US dollars. Wallet flow, fees, timing, and tax record-keeping.
Polymarket 2026 World Cup Odds Explained
Country-by-country odds on Polymarket's 2026 FIFA World Cup market — who the money is on, where the edges are, and how to bet.
How to Bet on the Super Bowl on Polymarket
Polymarket's Super Bowl markets vs traditional sportsbooks — pricing, available bet types, and how to find the best line.
Polymarket Oscars Betting Guide
How Oscars markets work on Polymarket, why they're often sharper than Vegas, and which categories give traders the best edge.
Polymarket Trading Strategies That Actually Work
Five repeatable edges on Polymarket — liquidity timing, news lag, correlated markets, settlement arbitrage, and bankroll math.
What Is Polymarket? A Plain-English Explainer
Polymarket is the world's largest prediction market — a CFTC-licensed exchange where you trade YES/NO contracts on real-world events for USDC.
Polymarket Alternatives: The Best Sites Like Polymarket in 2026
Five legitimate Polymarket alternatives for US traders — Kalshi, Rebet, OG, and more — ranked by fees, liquidity, and legality.
Apps Like Kalshi: 6 Prediction Market Apps Worth Trying in 2026
The best apps similar to Kalshi for US traders — from Polymarket to Rebet to OG — compared on legality, fees, and mobile experience.
How Do Prediction Markets Work? A Complete Guide
Prediction markets aggregate the wisdom of crowds into probabilities — here's the mechanics, the math, and the evidence they actually work.
Election Betting Odds Explained: How to Read & Where to Trade
How to read election betting odds on prediction markets, convert prices into probabilities, and trade them legally in the US.
Are Prediction Markets Gambling? The Legal & Practical Answer
Are prediction markets gambling or trading? The legal answer in 2026 — and what it means for you in practice.
Sports Prediction Markets: The Complete 2026 Guide
How sports prediction markets work, why they beat sportsbooks on price, and where to trade them legally in the US.
How to Bet on the Presidential Election (Legally, in 2028)
Step-by-step: how to legally bet on the 2028 US presidential election in 2026 using CFTC-regulated prediction markets.

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