Mantic Monday: The Monkey's Paw Curls

<h2 id="the-monkeys-paw-curls">The Monkey's Paw Curls</h2> <p>Isn't "may you get exactly what you asked for" one of those ancient Chinese curses?</p> <p>Since we last spoke, prediction markets have gone to the moon, rising from millions to billions in monthly volume.</p> <p>For a few weeks in October, Polymarket founder Shayne Coplan was the world's youngest self-made billionaire (now it's some AI people). Kalshi is <a href= "https://slate.com/technology/2026/01/maduro-prediction-market-polymarket-kalshi-app.html"> so accurate that it's getting called a national security threat</a>.</p> <p>The catch is, of course, …