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By Bruce Buterin
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DraftKings, FanDuel Already Moved First. Fanatics isn't the first major sports-betting name to chase CFTC-regulated event contracts.
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Bernstein Sees $1 Trillion by 2030. Analysts at Bernstein are projecting prediction-market trading volumes will reach $1 trillion by…
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Prediction Markets Keep Pulling in New Players. The broader picture here is a sector in the middle of a fast consolidation and infrastructure…
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Fanatics just bought its way deeper into prediction markets. The sports merchandise giant acquired Water Street Labs and CX Clearinghouse from BGC Group, picking up two…
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The purchase is a direct play for infrastructure. Before the deal closed, Fanatics Markets — the company's prediction-market subsidiary, launched in December — had to route…
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Fanatics isn't the first major sports-betting name to chase CFTC-regulated event contracts. DraftKings moved fast by acquiring Railbird to speed up its market entry, while…
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And where it's going looks big. Kalshi alone reported $33 billion in trading volume in June. Total prediction-market trading volumes hit $48 billion in July, per Dune Analytics.
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Wall Street noticed. NYSE parent ICE put $1.6 billion into Polymarket, a crypto-native prediction platform that's become one of the most-watched names in the space.
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Analysts at Bernstein are projecting prediction-market trading volumes will reach $1 trillion by 2030, with revenues climbing to roughly $10.8 billion.
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One structural advantage prediction markets hold over traditional sports-betting platforms is federal regulatory coverage.
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More context: ICE Drops $2 Billion on Polymarket as Kalshi Hits $22 Billion Valuation
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As part of the BGC deal, Fanatics and BGC said they plan to work together on market-data products that blend prediction-market insights with conventional financial data.
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The BGC collaboration is worth watching separately from the acquisition itself. Market-data products that pull from prediction markets are still pretty early-stage as a category.
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The broader picture here is a sector in the middle of a fast consolidation and infrastructure build-out. Platforms like Kalshi and Polymarket are pulling serious volume.
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Fanatics' move fits the pattern but also extends it. The company built its name in licensed merchandise, expanded into sports betting, and now it's buying clearinghouse…
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