Polymarket Becomes Exclusive Data Provider for The Wall Street Journal

Polymarket partners with Dow Jones for exclusive data provision to WSJ and others.

The prediction platform Polymarket has entered into an exclusive agreement with Dow Jones media group. The platform’s data will feature in online publications and print editions of The Wall Street Journal, Barron’s, and Investor’s Business Daily.

We’re honored to be named the Exclusive Prediction Market Partner of the Wall Street Journal & the Dow Jones.

The World’s Largest Prediction Market™ 🤝 the most trusted voices in finance pic.twitter.com/S6o7qkCUS6

— Polymarket (@Polymarket) January 7, 2026

The parties will launch new features, including a corporate earnings calendar. It will display expected financial results of public companies based on user bets.

Previously, Polymarket became an exclusive partner of Yahoo Finance, and Google Finance began displaying the platform’s data in search results. The service’s main competitor, Kalshi, collaborates with CNN.

In 2025, Polymarket’s valuation reached $9 billion following investment rounds. The capitalization of the competing platform Kalshi is about $11 billion.

Additionally, Polymarket announced the launch of real estate markets. This new direction will be implemented through integration with the Parcl protocol.

Under Fire

Polymarket came under scrutiny for refusing to classify U.S. actions in Venezuela as an “invasion.” The funds in the controversial contract exceeded $10.5 million.

Platform representatives explained their decision: the special forces raid and the capture of Nicolás Maduro do not meet the criteria for an invasion. According to the rules, a payout requires the start of a military offensive aimed at controlling the country’s territory. The capture or arrest of a state leader does not fall under this definition.

The situation was complicated by conflicting results in related markets. The contract “Presence of U.S. Forces in Venezuela” closed with a “Yes” result just hours after the operation. Amid this, “invasion” quotes surged but plummeted below 5 cents after arbitrators’ clarifications.

Users expressed dissatisfaction in comments. One participant called the decision “arbitrary,” noting the absurdity that a military operation and the abduction of a head of state are not classified as an invasion.

The situation was further inflamed by the success of an anonymous trader who earned over $400,000 from events in Venezuela. Suspicion arose as the account was created on December 26—just days before the special operation.

The user made a series of accurate bets:

• Maduro’s removal: wagered $32,000 at a 7% probability and received a full payout;
• U.S. troops: bought positions at 12 cents and closed them at 100;
• invasion: bought “shares” of the contract at 6 cents and managed to sell them at 18 during the peak of confusion, securing a 200% profit before the price collapse.

The incident attracted the attention of authorities. Congressman Ritchie Torres proposed a bill to ban insiders from trading on prediction markets.

Back in October, the Polymarket team confirmed plans to issue the POLY token and conduct an airdrop.