Will Prediction Market Volumes Continue to Grow? Bull vs Bear Case | Messari Fully Diluted

About this episode

The episode discusses the growth and future of prediction markets following record volumes after the Super Bowl, exploring various opportunities and risks.

The Messari team analyzes prediction markets after the Super Bowl drove record volumes across Kalshi and Polymarket. With $6.2 billion in weekly volume split between sports betting and political markets, the question is whether this represents a local top or sustainable growth. Will prediction markets scale to entertainment, culture, and long-tail markets, or is volume topping out? The discussion covers regulatory advantages, UX challenges, and whether Robin Hood and Coinbase building their own platforms will threaten Kalshi and Polymarket's market share. From permissionless markets to derivatives on prediction outcomes, this episode explores the full spectrum of opportunities and risks.0:35 - Introductions1:41 - Growth of Prediction Markets2:45 - New Market Opportunities5:36 - Long-Tail Markets21:10 - Crypto vs Traditional Platforms31:17 - Perps & Advanced Products33:26 - Attention Markets45:46 - ConclusionHosted by Matthew NayFollow Messari on Twitter: https://x.com/MessariCryptoFollow Fully Diluted on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0uG5qpw...Follow Fully Diluted on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast...____This episode and its contents do not…

People in this episode

Host: Matthew Nay

Topics covered

• prediction markets
• Super Bowl
• market growth
• regulatory advantages
• user experience challenges
• crypto platforms
• long-tail markets

Keywords

• prediction markets
• Kalshi
• Polymarket
• Super Bowl
• market share
• regulatory advantages
• crypto
• user experience

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Organizations: Messari, Kalshi, Polymarket, Robin Hood, Coinbase

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