Crypto.com Launches Predict Pro Prediction Markets for US Users

The notable detail is structural rather than the product itself: prediction contracts are being distributed through a registered introducing broker and CFTC-regulated venues, which places this closer to regulated derivatives than to offshore event betting. That framing matters for US users who have been largely fenced off from such markets, and it signals Crypto.com positioning prediction markets as a compliance-friendly vertical alongside its exchange business. Whether the regulated wrapper attracts meaningful volume, or merely legitimizes a niche, is the open question.