The prediction market category has grown in too many directions for a single cluster of reviews to cover it. This week we are publishing nine new platform reviews and reorganizing our main rankings page into four clear categories.
What we added this week
CFTC-regulated US event contracts: beyond Kalshi, we now cover Crypto.com Event Contracts, Robinhood Event Contracts, and Interactive Brokers ForecastEx. Together with Kalshi, these are the four CFTC-regulated venues a US retail user can legally access nationwide.
Decentralized PM protocols: alongside Polymarket and Zeitgeist, we added Overtime Markets, Thales Market, and the original Augur. Augur is effectively dormant in 2026 but historically foundational; we include it for completeness.
Sports-focused exchanges: earlier this week we added Novig, ProphetX, Sporttrade, and Betfair Exchange. Today we are adding Matchbook (UK exchange, Betfair alternative), SX Bet (decentralized sports on SX Network), and Pinnacle (the sharp-book closing-line reference).
How the rankings are organized now
The main best prediction markets 2026 hub is now organized into four categories:
- CFTC-regulated event contracts (US): Kalshi, Crypto.com, Robinhood, IBKR ForecastEx
- Decentralized / crypto-native PMs: Polymarket, Zeitgeist, Overtime, Thales, Augur
- Sports-focused exchanges: Betfair, Novig, ProphetX, Matchbook, Sporttrade, SX Bet, Pinnacle
- Research / academic PMs: PredictIt, Manifold, Metaculus, Smarkets
Editorial stance
Our position on every platform review is the same: we do not make picks, we report the category honestly, and we disclose referral relationships on every page. Platforms we cannot in good conscience recommend for active use – like Augur, which is effectively dormant – are reviewed with an explicit warning banner. Platforms we hold as context but which are not accessible to US users – like Pinnacle, Betfair Exchange, and SX Bet – are flagged clearly.
If you see a gap in our coverage, let us know. The goal remains to be the definitive independent reference for this category.
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About this article: Written and reviewed by The PredictWire Research Team under our Editorial Standards. Platform rankings follow our public Methodology. Prediction market contracts carry risk of total loss. Nothing here is financial advice. Corrections: corrections@predictwire.io.
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