<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><urlset xmlns="http://www.sitemaps.org/schemas/sitemap/0.9" xmlns:news="http://www.google.com/schemas/sitemap-news/0.9"><url><loc>https://www.theripcurrent.com/p/prediction-markets-were-supposed</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>The Rip Current with Jacob Ward</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-04-24T20:51:04+00:00</news:publication_date><news:title>Prediction Markets Were Supposed to Forecast the Future. A New Study Says They're a Shakedown.</news:title></news:news></url></urlset>