Crypto.com to launch prediction market in the United States
Crypto.com plans to launch a prediction market in the United States. The announcement was published September 2, 2026. No details on timing, product scope, or regulatory approach were provided. A separate Chaincatcher report on the same date referenced Polymarket data on an OpenAI product release market in passing. The company already operates Crypto.com Derivatives North America, a CFTC-registered entity white-labeled by entrants including High Roller and Prospect Markets.
The announcement extends Crypto.com's push from infrastructure provider to direct operator in U.S. prediction markets. Its derivatives arm already white-labels CFTC-registered market access for High Roller and Prospect Markets. A proprietary Crypto.com market would compete against those same partners for order flow. The move also pits it against Kalshi and Polymarket, which hold direct CFTC designations and have argued that full licensing insulates traders from platform-level disruption.
Crypto.com must now reconcile its role as both landlord and tenant. Any CFTC scrutiny of its shared infrastructure would hit its own market as well as its white-label clients. The lack of detail on timing or regulatory approach leaves open whether this launches as a standalone venue or another layer on the existing stack.