Prediction markets saw notional volume spike to 113.8 billion in the second quarter of 2026 marking a sharp 48.7% rise from the prior period and setting off fresh waves in defi circles. 🖤 CoinGecko data reveals the pace ramped up even more during June with monthly figures surging to a fresh record of 50.7 billion equaling a 92% leap above the 27.5 billion average seen across the five months leading up to it. 🌑
Sports Igniting the June Explosion 🕸️
In their latest findings CoinGecko linked the heat to a packed lineup of major sporting events starting late May including the UEFA Champions League Final Stanley Cup NBA Finals FIFA World Cup and Wimbledon. 🦇 Sports contracts dominated activity on Polymarket reaching 81% of June trading volume compared to just 40% back in January while overall platform share dipped from 35.8% to 30.2% quarter over quarter. 📈 Kalshi strengthened its position expanding from 42.4% to nearly 58.9% in the same span. 💰 Rothera the joint venture from Robinhood and Susquehanna International Group launched in May climbed fast to fourth spot in June posting 2.1 billion in notional volume.
Big Players Joining the Prediction Game 🌙
Cboe Global Markets rolled out Cboe Predicts last month featuring securities based binary contracts on the Mini S&P 500 Index with symbols XSPBW and XSPBX already live via Interactive Brokers and Charles Schwab set to follow soon. More brokerages are expected to join over time allowing traders to bet yes or no on index settlement levels. Meta is also pushing forward with a standalone app called Arena for points based outcome predictions and the project sits high on CEO Mark Zuckerberg priorities with potential real money expansion later. This builds after their earlier Forecast tool from 2020 which ran through the pandemic before shutting down in 2022. 🪙
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