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00:02Prediction Market Platform saw trading volumes surge in June as the 2026 FIFA World Cup drove
00:07demand for event contracts, according to CNBC. Calci recorded more than $31 billion in notional
00:14volume, up more than 70% from $17.9 billion in May, according to user-collected Dune Analytics
00:20data. PolyMarket's International Event Contract Exchange set a monthly record with more than
00:25$10.8 billion in notional trading, while its U.S. platform rose to more than $3.5 billion
00:31from $1.77 billion in May. Rothera, a joint venture between Susquehanna International Group
00:37and Robinhood, debuted in June and reached $2 billion in notional trading volume.
00:42Solidus Labs CEO Asaf Mir said the World Cup is a pressure test for prediction markets,
00:48as regulators and institutions watch how platforms handle sustained high volume.
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