Wintermute Jumps into Booming $60 Billion Prediction Market Industry

The exclusive deal puts prediction markets in front of OneFootball's 200 million monthly active users — and a wider 645-million-fan ecosystem — as Polymarket's 2026 soccer-distribution stack reaches saturation ahead of the June kickoff.

The $3.5 trillion-a-year crypto market maker said it is streaming two-sided quotes across event contracts on leading venues, including Polymarket and Kalshi, as monthly turnover passes $20 billion.

The post OG Prediction Markets Takes Center Stage in Elite Sailing appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. Crypto.com and the U.S. SailGP Team signed a multi-year deal naming OG as Official Prediction Market Partner. OG Prediction Markets runs on a CFTC-regulated platform, giving it a compliance edge over unregulated competitors globally. The partnership launches as several jurisdictions tighten rules around prediction markets, testing regulated crypto products in sports. Crypto.com and the United States SailGP Team have launched a new crypto prediction markets partnership ahead of the New York Sail Grand Prix.  The multi-year global deal names Crypto.com as Official Crypto Exchange and OG Prediction Markets as Official Prediction Market Partner.  It marks a significant step in bringing regulated prediction trading directly into elite international sail racing. Partnership Brings Prediction Markets to Elite Sailing Fans  The Crypto.com and SailGP partnership places OG Prediction Markets a

The post Why Hedge Funds Are Eyeing Kalshi and Polymarket appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. Prediction markets are no longer a sideshow. With institutional-grade venues emerging alongside crypto-native platforms, traders now have new ways to price political control, macro prints, tech launches, and more. This piece shows where the serious money is looking—and why. We compare Kalshi, a CFTC-regulated marketplace for event contracts, with Polymarket, a leading on-chain venue, and map the practical steps funds are taking to extract signal, hedge event risk, and manage compliance. By the end, you’ll know how the two platforms differ, what strategies institutions are testing, and the pitfalls to avoid when probability meets market microstructure. Quick Answer Hedge funds are watching prediction markets because they convert uncertain events into tradable probabilities that can hedge risk or generate alpha. Kalshi offers a regulated route for U.S. institutions to trade certain event contra

CFTC approval of Kalshi’s BTCPERP on May 29, 2026 signals a pivot to regulated crypto perpetuals, with $85.3T 2025 volumes drawing market-makers onshore.

Crypto.com and the U.S. SailGP Team signed a multi-year deal naming OG as Official Prediction Market Partner. OG Prediction Markets runs on a CFTC-regulated platform, giving it a compliance edge over unregulated competitors globally. The partnership launches as several jurisdictions tighten rules around prediction markets, testing regulated crypto products in sports. Crypto.com and the United […] The post Crypto.com and SailGP Launch New Crypto Prediction Markets Partnership appeared first on Live Bitcoin News.

Kalshi's strategic hire enhances regulatory trust, potentially setting a precedent for increased oversight and legitimacy in prediction markets. The post Kalshi hires former FBI analyst Tyler Neff for surveillance unit appeared first on Crypto Briefing.

Wintermute has entered prediction markets as a liquidity provider, bringing professional market-making capacity to a sector that has grown into a major venue for trading real-world event risk. Wintermute said the firm will quote both buy and sell prices across…