🎰Betting On Everything. Prediction Markets
Why did what was once a niche sideshow suddenly become mainstream?
Decentralized prediction platforms exceeded $13B in monthly notional volume in 2025, demonstrating resilience amid varying crypto market conditions.
Key Growth Drivers:
🎲Enhanced Accuracy:
Platforms outperform traditional polls, with Brier scores as low as 0.09.
🎲Continuous Engagement:
Alignment with ongoing news, sports, and macroeconomic events supports high user retention, exceeding 85% of comparable crypto protocols.
🎲Institutional Support:
Notable investments include up to $2B from Intercontinental Exchange (parent of the NYSE) in @Polymarket; regulated products launched by Robinhood and Crypto com.
🎲Improved Accessibility:
Features such as gasless transactions and social logins reduce barriers for users.
As capital moves away from pure speculation and toward assets tied to the real economy, which vertical is your top pick: Tokenized Gold, RWAs, or Insurance-linked event markets?