MetaMask Expands into Prediction Markets with Polymarket Integration

MetaMask just made a major power play—it's bringing prediction markets directly into the world's most popular crypto wallet.

Your Wallet, Your Bet

Users can now browse, bet on, and track everything from election outcomes to crypto price movements without ever leaving their MetaMask interface. The integration with Polymarket turns every wallet into a personal trading desk for 'what if' scenarios. It cuts out the extra steps, the separate tabs, and the constant app-switching that defines most DeFi days.

Why This Is a Big Deal

This isn't just a new tab; it's a fundamental shift in what a wallet is for. MetaMask is moving from being a keychain for your digital assets to becoming the dashboard for your digital life—and now, your digital hunches. It bypasses traditional gatekeepers by embedding a global prediction platform into software already on millions of phones, a move that could make speculative trading on future events as common as checking an ETH balance.

The move taps into a growing hunger to monetize opinions, turning idle speculation into potential profit with a few clicks. It also cleverly leverages MetaMask's massive existing user base, offering them a new reason to stay glued to the app. After all, what better way to pass the time during a boring meeting than quietly betting your colleague's hot take on the next Fed meeting is wrong?

One cynical finance jab: It’s the perfect fusion of crypto’s two favorite pastimes—gambling and avoiding traditional finance paperwork.

This integration signals a future where financial tools aren't just about storing value, but actively testing it against the world's uncertainty. The line between wallet and casino just got a lot thinner.

MetaMask Expands Beyond Ethereum with Multichain Support

Polymarket has also become very popular in the last year, and this is partly due to the heightened interest in the 2024 U.S. election cycle. The presence of President Donald Trump in support of cryptocurrency and the more relaxed regulatory climate helped the platform to enter the U.S. market again.

The valuation of the company is said to be up to $15 billion, after a strategic investment of up to $2 billion by Intercontinental Exchange, parent company of NYSE.

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In the case of MetaMask, the MOVE will represent a step outside its Ethereum-based core. In October, the wallet launched multichain accounts, which can support both EVM and non-EVM networks, such as Solana. Its parent company, ConsenSys, is also preparing an IPO, and the wallet is preparing to launch a native MASK token.

Meanwhile, Polymarket is also seeking to hire an internal market-making unit that WOULD also trade against its users, a feature successfully used by competitor Kalshi, which has been the subject of criticism and legal actions. According to sources who were close to the case, Polymarket has been talking to traders such as sports bettors to join this new team, although the plans are kept confidential.

Prediction Markets Exceed $13 Billion in Trading Volume

Prediction markets have outperformed the entire crypto markets by cumulatively exceeding $13 billion of trading volume, despite the slowing of wider crypto markets. This development has invited global forces in the fields of technology and finance, including Fanatics, Coinbase, and MetaMask, all of which have recently introduced or broadened their event-trading offerings.

Here, YZi Labs, the venture capital led by Binance co-founder Changpeng “CZ” Zhao, has been expanding its presence in the industry.

Opinion produced under YZi-backed has seen rapid growth as one of the least anticipated breakout platforms. Introduced to BNB Chain in October, it achieved up to almost $1.5 billion in weekly trading volume in its first month, briefly outperforming established exchanges such as Kalshi and Polymarket.

Meanwhile, the prediction market platform Kalshi achieved a significant milestone in the media industry by becoming CNN’s official partner in prediction markets. Kalshi has also raised a round of funding of $1 billion, valuing the company at $11 billion.