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86% Retention, $5M in 8 Weeks: Pred Just Opened Its Sports Exchange for the World Cup
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"text": "Pred is a peer-to-peer sports prediction exchange built on Base. Traders match positions through an on-chain order book, with USDC-denominated positions that earn native yield. Settlement is 200ms, market resolution is 3 minutes. Backed by Accel and Coinbase Ventures."
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"text": "The 2026 World Cup features 48 teams and 104 matches across the U.S., Canada, and Mexico. Global regulated sportsbook volume is projected at $60 billion, with U.S. prediction market volume projected at over $2.5 billion. Polymarket's World Cup winner contracts had already reached $1.5 billion in traded value before the tournament began."
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