DeFi Rate media bias and reliability
DeFi Rate is held by the ratings provider we draw on, and no rater has placed it on the political spectrum. We have seen it on 9 published stories of ours.
The short answers
Is DeFi Rate biased?
DeFi Rate is held by the ratings provider we draw on, and no rater has placed it on the political spectrum. An outlet rating describes a broad pattern in its output, not every article it publishes.
Is DeFi Rate left or right?
DeFi Rate is held by the ratings provider we draw on, and no rater has placed it on the political spectrum.
Is DeFi Rate reliable?
We do not hold a factual-reliability assessment for DeFi Rate. A political-leaning label would not answer that question on its own, so we do not infer reliability from left, centre or right.
What DeFi Rate has been covering
Our account of each story, written from every outlet that ran it, with DeFi Rate’s own report linked underneath.
Utah has filed 13 felony charges against prediction market operator Kalshi and its co-founders. The state attorney general alleges the company continues to operate in Utah despite a federal court ruling, escalating a dispute over regulatory authority.
DeFi Rate reported it asUtah Attorney General Files Criminal Charges Against Kalshi (opens DeFi Rate in a new tab)
The NBA has announced agreements with prediction market platforms Kalshi and Polymarket, alongside a Memorandum of Understanding with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission. These deals aim to enhance transparency and prevent abuses in NBA-related betting markets.
DeFi Rate reported it asNBA Names Kalshi and Polymarket Preferred Exchanges (opens DeFi Rate in a new tab)
The Senate Leadership Fund, a super PAC aligned with Senate Majority Leader John Thune, is spending $5 million in South Carolina. The money is intended to support Republican candidate Darline Graham in her bid for the Senate seat.
DeFi Rate reported it asGOP Spends $5M in South Carolina Senate Race (opens DeFi Rate in a new tab)
The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission has proposed a new federal framework for cryptocurrency exchanges that offer leveraged digital asset trading. The proposal creates a new registration category called 'crypto asset market' and opens a 60-day public comment period.
DeFi Rate reported it asCFTC Seeks Comments on Spot Crypto Trading Rules (opens DeFi Rate in a new tab)
A New York Times/Portland Press Herald/Siena poll shows Republican Susan Collins leading Democrat Troy Jackson by 3 percentage points in the Maine Senate race. The advantage falls within the poll's margin of error, indicating a close contest.
DeFi Rate reported it asKalshi Traders Trim Jackson’s Edge After Poll Puts Collins Back in Front in Maine (opens DeFi Rate in a new tab)
Kalshi has asked the Commodity Futures Trading Commission to approve a margin framework for eligible event contracts. The proposal would allow qualified participants to use leverage, but sports-related markets would remain excluded. This move aims to attract institutional liquidity to the platform.
DeFi Rate reported it asKalshi Wants to Bring Margin Trading to Prediction Markets (opens DeFi Rate in a new tab)
New Jersey has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to resolve a legal dispute over the regulation of prediction markets. The case could determine whether these platforms are considered sports betting, subject to state laws, or financial derivatives regulated by the federal government.
DeFi Rate reported it asNew Jersey Asks Supreme Court to Decide Whether Prediction Markets Are Sportsbooks or Swaps (opens DeFi Rate in a new tab)
A federal appeals court has ruled that Nevada can regulate Kalshi's prediction markets, stating the company's sports event contracts are akin to sports bets and not federally regulated financial swaps. The decision is a win for states seeking to oversee such platforms.
DeFi Rate reported it asNinth Circuit Deals Kalshi Major Blow, Rules Sports Event Contracts Aren’t CFTC-Regulated Swaps (opens DeFi Rate in a new tab)
Michigan’s Democratic Senate primary between Abdul El-Sayed and Haley Stevens has become a high-stakes battle over the party’s future, with El-Sayed backed by progressives and Stevens by the establishment. The winner will face Republican Mike Rogers in November.
DeFi Rate reported it asPrediction Markets Suggest Landslides In Michigan Primaries As Progressive Wave Is Put to Test in a Must-Win Senate Seat (opens DeFi Rate in a new tab)
Who says so
No rating organisation we draw on has placed DeFi Rate. We asked on 8 October 2026.
How reliably it reports fact
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We hold no factual-reliability rating for this outlet.
Who owns it
We hold no ownership record for DeFi Rate.
Where it publishes from
- Official site
- defirate.com
- Seen publishing on
- defirate.com
- Access
- Free to read
What we have seen ourselves
Counted across the stories this site has published, which is the only denominator a reader can check: every one of them has a page, and every page lists the reports it was written from.
- Stories
- 9
- Reports listed
- 9
- We could read
- 0
- First seen
- 4 August 2026
9 of those reports were paywalled or blocked to us. Our reading of this outlet is built on the 0 we could open, not on everything it published.
A blindspot is measured against one side of the spectrum. DeFi Rate has not been placed on the spectrum, so there is no side to count against and we publish no figure here.
Across the 9 stories of ours where at least three of the reports we listed carried a time, another outlet was always ahead of DeFi Rate: its report arrived a median of 22 hours after the earliest one we logged.
Measured 2 November 2026. Last seen in a coverage list 2 November 2026. Ratings pulled 8 October 2026.
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