According to reports from Prospect Markets, the company has signed a definitive agreement with Crypto.com's US derivatives business and OG Prediction Markets to launch a regulated US sports prediction market platform. The partnership moves beyond a previously announced non-binding letter of intent, with Prospect Brokerage USA LLC executing the agreement with OG Prediction Markets and Crypto.com Derivatives North America (CDNA). As reported by Prospect Markets, the arrangement allows Prospect Brokerage to distribute event contracts offered by OG.com and CDNA to US customers, giving the Canadian-listed company its first route into the fast-growing US prediction market business. The company is targeting a third-quarter rollout ahead of the upcoming NFL and NBA seasons, with founder and CEO Johnny Chen calling the definitive agreement a 'company-defining milestone'.
According to reports from AMBCrypto, Crypto.com will introduce over 20 prediction contracts in September 2026 that allow users to forecast artificial intelligence adoption trends. Unlike traditional prediction markets tied to elections or sporting events, these contracts will depend on surveys and company disclosures measuring AI usage patterns among consumers and businesses. The contracts will trade through OG Prediction Markets, an exchange and clearinghouse regulated by the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission, with Crypto.com and other partners providing access to users. As reported by Crypto.com, this makes the platform the first to offer AI Predictions Market Contracts that deploy independently measured AI data adoption data to allow market participants to forecast AI's impact on the global economy.
As reported by AMBCrypto, the initial group of contracts will cover consumer behavior, workplace changes, company adoption, healthcare, retail and financial services. The platform expects to add approximately 25 additional contracts each quarter. Individual questions have not been published, but contracts could ask whether AI usage among American workers will exceed a stated level in the next survey. Users will bet based on expected survey findings, with results determining contract payouts rather than direct AI success predictions. The AI Predictions Market Contracts are powered exclusively by the AI measurement framework developed by PYMNTS Intelligence through nearly 30 months of continuous measurement of AI adoption across consumers, enterprises and public companies.
According to the announcement, Crypto.com and PYMNTS have agreed to an exclusive two-year partnership for the new products. PYMNTS Intelligence conducts 4,000 US adult surveys monthly about AI usage in work, education, shopping and healthcare, while a separate quarterly survey covers 500 US companies examining AI agent and automation adoption. The organization has collected nearly 30 months of historical data, providing a foundation for measuring future AI adoption changes. PYMNTS will also analyze company filings, earnings materials and public statements for evidence of AI investment, revenue and workforce effects. The AI Prediction Market is built on three continuously refreshed measurement engines that collect fresh consumer, enterprise and corporate measurements every month and quarter continuously refreshing the market as AI adoption evolves.
As reported by Prospect Markets, the company cited Bernstein estimates that prediction market trading could reach approximately $240 billion in 2026, up 370% from 2025, before climbing to around $1 trillion annually by 2030. Combined monthly trading volume across major prediction platforms increased from less than $5 billion in September 2025 to approximately $25.7 billion in May 2026, with monthly notional volume surpassing $50 billion in June as the World Cup and NBA Finals drove activity. Sports represented roughly 85% of trading volume on the sector's largest platform during June, with prediction markets capturing an estimated 27% of legal US sports-betting volume during the World Cup, compared with around 9% at the beginning of 2026. According to Crypto.com, the AI Predictions Market Contracts turn trusted measurements into market intelligence and tradable contracts that provide a new way to understand how AI is changing the economy as it happens.
