MetaMask Lets Users Bet on Politics, Sports with Polymarket

MetaMask is teaming up with Polymarket to bring prediction markets directly into its wallet later this year. Users will trade “shares” to bet on real-world events.

Events include elections, sports, and company earnings. This move expands MetaMask from a crypto wallet into a full finance gateway. Users keep full control over their funds.

MetaMask’s prediction markets rollout excludes certain regions: US, UK, France, Singapore, Poland, Thailand, Australia, Belgium, Taiwan, and Ontario.

Wall Street is noticing. Polymarket received a $2B investment from Intercontinental Exchange, valuing it at $9B. Prediction markets remain a powerful on-chain tool, aiming to track “truth” via broad participation.

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