PolymarketBest for Crypto: Crypto-native prediction market discovery
46 prediction market platforms compared.
46 prediction markets on one directory: 13 flagship reviews (Kalshi, Polymarket, Predict Fun and the rest) plus a 33-venue watchlist table. For a ranked shortlist use top prediction markets, not this index alone.
Flagship cards still carry best-for, KYC, rails and Gamma Score. Thin and experimental venues are a compact table — not 33 empty review URLs. For a ranked starting point, see our top prediction markets list.
PolymarketBest for Crypto: Crypto-native prediction market discovery
KalshiBest for US users: Regulated event contract venue
Predict FunBest BNB event book: Crypto prediction market on Venus / UMA
AzuroBest for Sports: Sports prediction liquidity protocol
ManifoldBest Beginner Pick: Play-money forecasting community
SX BetBest No-KYC Sports: Crypto sports event markets
PredictItBest for Politics: Politics-focused event markets
ForecastExBest for Economy: Event-contract exchange watchlist
OmenBest No-KYC: Gnosis-based prediction market interface
MetaculusBest Forecasting Community: Forecasting questions and tournament hub
Good Judgment OpenBest Research Community: Forecasting tournament community
FutuurBest Crowd Forecasting: Crowd forecasting and prediction community
SmarketsBest Exchange-Style Sports: Betting exchange comparison reference
Watchlist — 33 experimental and thin listings
Each row now opens a desk note with a public-interface screenshot when we captured one, plus rails, KYC tags and a short verdict. These are still not flagship reviews. Notes, the name and the thumbnail go to /platform-*. Bodhi, Catnip, Rekt, Koii and Pump Markets are labelled high-risk. This is not a funded live-test of 33 extra books. Rain, PredictStreet, OPINION, Sport.fun, Liquidity House, Pascal, Overtime, Trueo and Limitless Exchange were added after the DefiLlama TVL snapshots on 8–9 September 2026.
| Platform | Rating | Gamma | KYC | Crypto | Regions | Categories | Lane | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
![]() Web3 social prediction markets | 7.8 | 78 | Region dependent | Yes | Check live | culture, crypto, politics | Experimental | NotesCompareVisit |
No UI Arbitrum prediction-market protocol where anyone can create markets | 7.8 | 78 | Wallet | Yes | Official UI unreachable | crypto, politics, sports | Experimental | NotesCompareVisit |
![]() DeFi positional markets | 7.4 | 74 | Wallet | Yes | Check live | sports, crypto, economy | Experimental | NotesCompareVisit |
![]() Base prediction market for crypto, sports and events | 7.3 | 73 | Wallet | Yes | Check live | crypto, sports, politics | Experimental | NotesCompareVisit |
![]() Web3 prediction market protocol | 7.3 | 73 | Region dependent | Yes | Check live | crypto, sports, culture | Experimental | NotesCompareVisit |
![]() Web3 oracle and event market interface | 7.3 | 73 | Wallet | Yes | Check live | crypto, politics, culture | Experimental | NotesCompareVisit |
![]() Solana trading venue with event-market watchlist | 7.2 | 72 | Region dependent | Yes | Check live | crypto, perps | Experimental | NotesCompareVisit |
![]() Conditional-token market infrastructure | 7.2 | 72 | Wallet | Yes | Check live | crypto, politics, economy | Experimental | NotesCompareVisit |
![]() BNB prediction exchange; geo-blocked from this desk | 7.2 | 72 | Wallet | Yes | Geo wall from this desk | crypto, economy, sports | Experimental | NotesCompareVisit |
No UI On-chain sportsbook related to the Thales stack | 7.2 | 72 | Wallet | Yes | Official UI unreachable | sports, crypto | Experimental | NotesCompareVisit |
![]() Solana prediction-market exchange for traders | 7.2 | 72 | Wallet | Yes | Check live | crypto | Experimental | NotesCompareVisit |
![]() Base sports venue Llama lists at pro.sport.fun | 7.2 | 72 | Wallet | Yes | Check live | sports, crypto | Experimental | NotesCompareVisit |
No UI Sports-focused crypto markets | 7.1 | 71 | Region dependent | Yes | Dead domain · use SX Bet | sports, crypto | Experimental | NotesCompareVisit |
No UI Legacy decentralized prediction markets | 7.0 | 70 | Wallet | Yes | Check live | crypto, politics, sports | Experimental | NotesCompareVisit |
No UI Sports exchange watchlist | 7.0 | 70 | Region dependent | No | Check live | sports | Experimental | NotesCompareVisit |
![]() Fast consumer prediction experience | 7.0 | 70 | Account | No | Check live | sports, culture, crypto | Experimental | NotesCompareVisit |
![]() ADI-chain sports prediction markets; Gibraltar operator claim | 7.0 | 70 | Required | No | Operator claims Gibraltar — check live | sports, politics | Experimental | NotesCompareVisit |
![]() Substrate prediction market protocol | 7.0 | 70 | Wallet | Yes | Check live | crypto, politics, sports | Experimental | NotesCompareVisit |
No UI Crypto event market watchlist | 6.9 | 69 | Wallet | Yes | Official UI unreachable | crypto, sports, culture | High-risk | NotesCompareVisit |
![]() Options and event-driven crypto surface | 6.9 | 69 | Wallet | Yes | Check live | crypto, options | Experimental | NotesCompareVisit |
No UI General event prediction hub | 6.8 | 68 | Account | No | Check live | sports, politics, culture | Experimental | NotesCompareVisit |
No UI On-chain market infrastructure watchlist | 6.8 | 68 | Wallet | Yes | Official UI unreachable | crypto, economy | Experimental | NotesCompareVisit |
![]() Base on-chain yield-bearing markets | 6.8 | 68 | Wallet | Yes | Check live | crypto, economy | Experimental | NotesCompareVisit |
![]() Prediction AMM watchlist | 6.7 | 67 | Wallet | Yes | Check live | crypto, economy | Experimental | NotesCompareVisit |
No UI Attention and task market ecosystem | 6.7 | 67 | Wallet | Yes | Check live | crypto, ai, culture | High-risk | NotesCompareVisit |
No UI All-market event watchlist | 6.6 | 66 | Account | No | Official UI unreachable | politics, sports, crypto, culture | Experimental | NotesCompareVisit |
![]() Etherlink name on Llama; homepage is operator bankroll, not a retail board | 6.6 | 66 | Wallet | Yes | Check live | crypto, economy | Experimental | NotesCompareVisit |
![]() Meme and crypto event markets | 6.6 | 66 | Wallet | Yes | Check live | crypto, memes | High-risk | NotesCompareVisit |
![]() Crypto sports and game markets | 6.5 | 65 | Wallet | Yes | Check live | sports, crypto, culture | Experimental | NotesCompareVisit |
No UI Sports and forecast watchlist | 6.5 | 65 | Account | No | Official UI unreachable | sports, forecasting | Experimental | NotesCompareVisit |
No UI Public-event forecast watchlist | 6.4 | 64 | Account | No | Official UI unreachable | politics, culture, ai | Experimental | NotesCompareVisit |
No UI High-risk crypto event watchlist | 6.4 | 64 | Wallet | Yes | Check live | crypto, memes | High-risk | NotesCompareVisit |
No UI Creator and community prediction markets | 6.3 | 63 | Account | No | Official UI unreachable | culture, sports, crypto | High-risk | NotesCompareVisit |
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