How Prediction Markets Could Create Crypto’s Next Billion Users

Prediction markets have been quite the story in 2025. From being a highly niche, unknown category previously, companies in the prediction market space are blowing up. They have now raised cash at bonanza billion dollar valuations to fuel their popularity and growth.   The most well-known are Polymarket, which received a $2 billion investment from NYSE owner Intercontinental Exchange at a $9 billion valuation and Kalshi, which raised $300 million at a $5 billion valuation, both in October source: https://beincrypto.com/how-prediction-markets-could-create-cryptos-next-billion-users/