World Cup bets smash records as prediction markets hit $20 billion in volume
Markets ranged from the simple question of who would win the tournament to whether Cristiano Ronaldo would cry when Portugal were eliminated (he did).
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Summary
- The 2026 FIFA World Cup saw $20 billion in prediction market volume, blockchain analysis firm Chainalysis said on Thursday.
- The figure encompassed activity across nearly 400,000 wallets starting in January 2026.
- The soccer tournament represented by far the biggest prediction market event in terms of volume, shattering the $3.6 billion placed during the 2024 U.S. Presidential Election.
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