CZ Is Betting on Crypto, Sports, and a Dash of Chaos: BNB Prediction Market Is Coming

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Once upon a blockchain, Changpeng Zhao, known to the masses as CZ, the wizard of Binance, dropped a tantalizing tease.

A new prediction market named predict.fun launching on the BNB Chain.

The pitch? Let your idle crypto do more than just collect dust, put it to work earning yield while you bet on just about anything.

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It’s like DeFi and Vegas had a baby that’s all about data, dopamine, and maybe a little digital luck.

Predict.fun’s mobile-first design promises seamless gambling

Predict.fun rides in backed by CZ’s own YZi Labs incubator and built by a former Binance researcher with a vision to turn BNB Chain into a buzzing hub for prediction markets spanning crypto, sports, and “general events.”

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The platform offers a clever twist, instead of simple bets, users buy and sell event-based shares whose prices fluctuate based on crowd sentiment.

Guess right, and you bag a fixed payout. Pick wrong and, well, your shares expire like last season’s memes.

Predict.fun operates on a classic order book model, the same old beast that lets you trade instantly or sit back and wait for the perfect deal with limit orders.

What really sets it apart? Insiders say its mobile-first design.

Before going public, the team ran a “Skip the Queue” campaign, tempting early adopters with a slick smartphone interface, promising seamless, everyday gambling for the crypto-savvy.

Predictions, a new Trust Wallet feature

This launch rode the wave of buzz generated by CZ’s recent Trust Wallet feature “Predictions,” where users can directly trade tokenized real-world event outcomes within their wallets, no middlemen involved, just pure self-custodial action.

The integration kicks off with Myriad and will soon bring in heavyweights like Kalshi and Polymarket, covering everything from politics to sports to entertainment.

With an expected user base of over 220 million globally, experts say it’s trying to become the Amazon of prediction markets in your pocket.

Cease-and-desist order for unlicensed gambling

Yet, there are some dark clouds. Predict.fun’s growth might hit a wall thanks to limited stablecoin issuance and liquidity problems on the BNB Chain ecosystem.

And don’t forget that in the real world, several U.S. states including Connecticut, Illinois, and New York are waving their regulatory red flags, targeting operators like Robinhood, Kalshi, and Crypto.com with cease-and-desist orders for what they label unlicensed gambling.

Kalshi fights back, invoking federal oversight under the Commodity Futures Trading Commission. The legal drama is just beginning.

The takeaway? CZ’s predict.fun wants to revolutionize betting on-chain, mixing yield farming with prediction markets and mobile ease.

The cliffhanger is a hard one, will it surge ahead or stumbles under regulatory pressure and liquidity woes?


Disclosure:This article does not contain investment advice or recommendations. Every investment and trading move involves risk, and readers should conduct their own research when making a decision.

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András Mészáros
Written by András Mészáros
Cryptocurrency and Web3 expert, founder of Kriptoworld
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With years of experience covering the blockchain space, András delivers insightful reporting on DeFi, tokenization, altcoins, and crypto regulations shaping the digital economy.

📅 Published: December 5, 2025 • 🕓 Last updated: December 5, 2025
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