★ Private Action
Truth Social launches prediction market with Crypto.com affiliate
Crypto DeregulationTrump Family Business Dealings
Filed October 2025
★ The Brief
What happened
Trump Media & Technology Group launched Truth Predict, a crypto-based prediction market for sports, politics, and economic outcomes, partnered with a Crypto.com affiliate. The platform competes with Polymarket and Kalshi.
Who enabled it
Who benefits
Deal or steal?
Trump's family launched into a market the administration deregulated (DOJ dropped its Polymarket probe). Donald Trump Jr. is also strategic advisor at Kalshi and an advisor at Polymarket, the two named competitors.
Trump Media & Technology Group, which operates Truth Social — the social media platform majority-owned by Donald Trump and his family — announced the launch of Truth Predict, a cryptocurrency-based prediction market service. Truth Predict allows users to bet on the outcomes of events ranging from sports to political races to economic indicators. The service is being launched in partnership with an affiliate of the crypto exchange Crypto.com and will compete with Polymarket and Kalshi. The announcement was made around October 28, 2025.
Actors
Who pushed it · 2Who initiated, paid, or pushed the action.
- Crypto.com
An affiliate of Crypto.com is partnering with Trump Media to power the Truth Predict platform.
Crypto.com has paid into Trump’s orbit:
Trump Media & Technology GroupLaunched Truth Predict, a crypto prediction market, as a new product of its Truth Social platform, entering a market made viable in the US by the Trump administration's regulatory posture.
Beneficiaries
Who gained · 1Who stood to gain.
Donald TrumpAs majority owner of Trump Media & Technology Group along with his family, stands to benefit financially from the launch and growth of Truth Predict.
Further reading
- ★ Private ActionSeptember 2024Trump family launches World Liberty Financial crypto platform
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- ★ Government ActionOctober 2025Trump pardons Binance founder Changpeng Zhao after BSA conviction
- ★ Private ActionSeptember 2025Dar Global launches $1B Trump Plaza Jeddah, second Saudi collaboration
- ★ Government ActionSeptember 2025Trump TikTok deal names Tahnoon's MGX as U.S. operator
- ★ Private ActionAugust 20251789 Capital invests in Polymarket, places partner Trump Jr. on board