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XO Market raises $6 million in seed funding for user-created prediction markets

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XO Market raised $6 million in a seed round, the company said, with backing from Coinbase Ventures, 20VC, Picus Capital, Venture Together and angel investors. The company said its platform lets users create markets; it reported more than $150 million in trading volume, over 30,000 users and more than 600 user-created markets since its mainnet beta launch.

The funding supports a prediction-market platform whose user-created markets could broaden the events available to traders.

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Ohio Casino Control Commission confirms four firms halt sports event contracts

Ohio's Casino Control Commission confirmed that Robinhood, Gemini and Moomoo Financial had stopped offering new sports event contracts to Ohio customers, while Coinbase agreed to halt them by 13 November. The four firms join Plus500US in complying with cease-and-desist orders issued to 10 operators; two others have sued Ohio and three remain in discussions with the commission.

Robinhood, Gemini and Moomoo Financial have ceased providing new sports event contracts to Ohio customers, the Ohio Casino Control Commission told Legal Sports Report. Coinbase has agreed to halt its offerings by 13 November.

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