World Cup bets smash records as prediction markets hit $20 billion in volume
CoinDesk· Jamie Crawley· Jul 31, 2026 · 12:00 PM
Markets ranged from the simple question of who would win the tournament to whether Cristiano Ronaldo would cry when Portugal were eliminated (he did).
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