Platforms where users trade on the probability of real-world outcomes — elections, economic events, sports, and crypto milestones. Covers decentralized, regulated, and play-money prediction market protocols.
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The world's largest decentralized prediction market for elections, crypto, sports, and world events
Polymarket is the dominant decentralized prediction market platform, running on Polygon and processing hundreds of millions of dollars in trading volume during …
Permissionless prediction market platform where anyone can create markets on anything
Manifold Markets is a permissionless prediction market platform where any user can create a binary, multiple-choice, free-response, or numeric market on any top…
The first CFTC-regulated event contracts exchange — legally trade on economic and political outcomes in the US
Kalshi is the only CFTC-regulated event contracts exchange in the United States, licensed after a multi-year legal process that concluded in 2023 and allowed it…
The original decentralized prediction market protocol on Ethereum with permissionless market creation
Augur is the first decentralized prediction market protocol, launched on Ethereum in 2018 after one of the largest ICOs of its era. It pioneered the concept of …