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The fundraising attracted participation from Hack VC, Jump Crypto, Primitive Ventures, and Decasonic, among others. Opinion’s market settlement mechanism is entirely on-chain. The platform claims to settle about a third of all prediction market volume globally and boasts about $130 million in open interest. The company plans to use the fresh capital to accelerate its global expansion ahead of an eventful global market in 2026, including the World Cup and elections.

Prediction market platforms have become popular over the past couple of years, after Polymarket’s accurate prediction of President Trump’s election win in 2024. Unlike Kalshi, which settles markets using a centralized mechanism, akin to a centralized crypto exchange platform, Opinion and Polymarket both settle markets entirely on-chain. Users can trade across a variety of events, including macro, pre-token generation events, culture, and crypto, covering everything from CPI prints to geopolitical outcomes. The platform aims to add another avenue to investing in NFTs enabling retail traders to buy or short NFT collection floor prices.

Opinion, the on-chain prediction market platform claiming to handle a third of the global volume, has raised $20 million in a pre-Series A round backed by Hack VC, Jump Crypto, Primitive Ventures, and Decasonic. The funds will be used to accelerate its global expansion ahead of an eventful 2026, including events such as the World Cup and national elections. Opinion says its market settlement is entirely on-chain, a differentiator from platforms that rely on centralized mechanisms. The company currently accounts for about a third of all prediction market volume globally and boasts roughly $130 million in open interest.

Unlike Kalshi, which settles markets via a centralized mechanism, Opinion and Polymarket settle markets entirely on-chain. Users can trade across a wide range of events, including macro data, pre-token generation events, culture, and crypto. Beyond its core markets, Opinion aims to add another avenue for investing in NFTs, enabling retail traders to buy or short NFT collection floor prices.