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Spotify Challenges Prediction Markets After Song Chart Rigging
Thursday, July 2, 2026
Spotify requested that Kalshi and Polymarket remove its logo and clarify the absence of any partnership between the companies and the streaming service. The request followed Spotify's identification of users manipulating song rankings on its platform that were connected to bets placed on prediction markets. Kalshi and Polymarket are platforms where users can trade contracts based on predicted outcomes of events.
