PlayUSA Specialities
Prediction app reviews, news coverage of prediction markets, auditing and maintaining PlayUSA's prediction market content
John Cole Dileva
Prediction Market Specialist
Editorial Background
Cole makes a habit of reviewing every new prediction app to hit the market—from Kalshi to Cyrpto.com to Fanatics Markets.
Awards & Achievements
The awards are yet to come, but hopefully there's a journalistic body that recognizes prediction market coverage soon.
Personal Interests
When he's not writing, it's all studying, golf, and poker.
Posts by John Cole Dileva
From Tesla to Tariffs: What Prediction Markets Reveal About the Q2 Economy
Are stimulus checks coming? Will the government reopen? Kalshi’s prediction markets offer a real-time look at the biggest economic and political questions of 2026.
Kalshi Launches Preemptive Insider Trading Blocks Amid Regulatory Heat
As the "Prediction Markets Are Gambling Act" looms, Kalshi unveils new guardrails. Explore the impact of politician bans and the new in-app whistleblower feature.
Weekly Prediction Market Pulse: March Madness Heat, AI IPO Tensions, and the Shutdown Long Game
Are Michigan or Arizona the favorites? Will OpenAI go public? Here are the latest prediction market trends for 2026’s biggest events.
CFTC Forms Dedicated Task Force to Police Prediction Markets
The CFTC is moving from reactive to proactive oversight with a new task force dedicated to derivatives and prediction markets. Learn what this means for event contracts.
Bipartisan Senate Bill Targets ‘Backdoor’ Gambling on Prediction Markets
Sens. Schiff and Curtis introduce the Prediction Markets Are Gambling Act to ban sports and casino contracts on platforms like Kalshi and Polymarket.
New Poll: Americans View Prediction Markets as Gambling, Not Investing
Despite industry claims of being forecasting tools, new data shows Americans still view event-based contracts as betting. Here is why the branding isn't sticking.