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Prediction Markets Had Their Breakout Year in 2025 — and There Was No Going Back

In 2025, prediction markets stopped acting like a sideshow and started behaving like a real financial category. Prediction Markets Go Mainstream What began as a niche experiment in forecasting elections…

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Coinbase Pushes Prediction Markets Deeper Onchain as Clearing Company Deal Signals Breakout Expansion

Coinbase is pushing prediction markets into the mainstream, moving to acquire The Clearing Company as it deepens regulated, onchain event trading and advances its vision of a unified, multi-asset Everything…

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Coinbase Sues 3 States as Prediction Markets Trigger Federal Versus Gambling Law Clash

Coinbase is escalating a high-stakes legal fight over prediction markets, arguing federal law — not state gambling rules — governs event contracts, a clash that could reshape U.S. financial innovation,…

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Draftkings Taps CFTC Framework to Launch Predictions Marketplace App

On Friday, Draftkings launched a standalone predictions app regulated under federal commodities law, formally entering the growing U.S. prediction markets sector and expanding beyond traditional sports betting into event-based contract…

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Coinbase Enters New Era as Stocks and Prediction Markets Power Its Bid for the World’s #1 Financial Services App

Coinbase enters a new era as it rolls out stock trading and prediction markets alongside futures, tokenization infrastructure, Base App expansion, AI-powered advisory tools, and broader payments and stablecoin upgrades…

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Bears Everywhere: Polymarket Traders Believe Bitcoin Won’t Reach $100K Before Year End

The cryptocurrency market exudes a pervasive bearish sentiment, with even crypto-focused platforms expressing pessimism about bitcoin’s price trajectory throughout 2025. Reflecting this skepticism, merely 20% of Polymarket traders anticipate bitcoin…

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Regulated Prediction Markets Take Shape as Bitnomial Locks in Clearing Approval Under CFTC Oversight

Bitnomial won U.S. regulatory approval to clear fully collateralized swaps, opening the door to regulated prediction markets and positioning the exchange as the only domestic venue unifying derivatives, crypto exposure…

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Crypto and Fintech Titans Join Forces to Secure the Future of Prediction Markets

A powerful coalition of top crypto and fintech platforms is moving to lock in federal oversight for prediction markets, aiming to block state-level crackdowns while protecting access to a fast-growing…

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