About 60% of World Cup bettors on Polymarket are first-time crypto users
Cointelegraph· Zoltan Vardai· Jun 25, 2026 · 1:00 PM

Polymarket emerged as an onboarding layer for about 60% of World Cup bettors, who interacted with the blockchain for the first time during their prediction market entry.
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