A major crypto exchange just made a significant move in the prediction markets space. They've agreed to acquire a prediction-markets startup that had successfully raised $15 million in seed funding earlier this year—with backing from the exchange's own venture arm. This acquisition marks a strategic expansion following the platform's recent launch of in-house prediction market features. The transaction is slated to wrap up by January, signaling serious momentum in crypto's bet-to-earn segment. The deal reflects growing institutional interest in prediction markets as a core DeFi primitive, moving beyond traditional trading pairs into speculative derivatives and event-based contracts.