Cryptocurrency company Blockchain.com has launched SnapMarkets — a prediction platform for forecasting the price of Bitcoin with 30-second intervals.
Nothing ventured, nothing gained.
— SnapMarkets (@TheSnapMarkets) May 6, 2026
Introducing SnapMarkets. Where every second counts, every minute is money, and finding the truth faster means us all finding it more often.https://t.co/0cHrUtrKNE incubated by @blockchain, launched on @arbitrum pic.twitter.com/hpED56EDXy
The minimum bet is $1 on the rise or fall of the asset. The developers position the product as a "skill-based prediction market." In addition to trading functionality, the platform features a chat, real-time price feed, and a leaderboard.
Unlike Polymarket or Kalshi, SnapMarkets focuses solely on Bitcoin price forecasts rather than bets on elections or sports outcomes. Blockchain.com plans to expand the list of available markets over time.
The launch coincided with a period of significant growth in the sector. According to Dune, the total trading volume in prediction markets exceeded $29 billion in April.
Blockchain.com emphasizes that SnapMarkets are not binary options. The company describes the service as a "simple and transparent way" to engage with price movements, rather than a traditional derivative instrument.
Regulators in the U.S. and Europe approach such products with caution. In 2018-2019, authorities in the EU and the UK banned the offering of binary options to retail clients. In the U.S., the CFTC oversees the activities of such platforms. Due to regulatory restrictions, SnapMarkets is not available to residents of the U.S. and the UK.
The service supports integration with Blockchain.com wallets and third-party DeFi applications. New users are automatically provided with a non-custodial wallet.
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