Crypto.com Prediction Market Review 2026

Crypto.com hit the US prediction market space in late 2025 and has since become a regular spot for trading sports and event outcomes. It’s federally regulated and overseen by the CFTC.

It is available in most states, except New York, Nevada, Ohio, Michigan, Arizona, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, and Illinois.

In this Crypto.com prediction market review, we look at the platform’s markets, fees, banking, and overall user experience.

Crypto.com Bonuses and Incentives

Crypto rotates its welcome bonuses monthly, and there’s also a separate promo for users who run their spending through the in-house card. They also have a loyalty program, but it doesn’t translate into any direct benefits for prediction traders.

Standard Welcome Bonus

Crypto.com prediction market doesn’t run a classic new-user promo you might expect from a betting-style app. Instead, first-timers get the standard Crypto.com welcome bonus, which applies across the whole app, not just the prediction markets section.

To unlock the signup offer, you must complete a first-month trading mission. You have 30 days to make eligible token trades totaling $100 or $500, depending on where you live. Once you hit the requirement, you get a Cronos (CRO) reward.

Everyone who qualifies gets a payout, but the amount is random. A small number of users can win up to 1 Bitcoin worth of CRO. Trading more than the required amount does not improve your reward. You’ll get an in-app alert when it’s ready to claim.

Crypto.com Visa Signature® Credit Card Welcome Bonus

Crypto.com also runs a Card Welcome Bonus for new Crypto.com Visa Signature Credit Card holders. You can earn up to $300 in CRO if you meet the required spend in your first 90 days. The tiers break down like this: $100 in CRO after $1,500 in spend, $200 in CRO after $2,000, or $300 in CRO after $5,000.

On top of that, the card kicks back 1.5% to 6% in CRO on purchases, with no monthly or annual rewards caps and no added annual fee for the rewards. In most cases, the CRO rewards appear around seven days after the 90-day window closes.

Crypto.com Referral Code Bonus

If you sign up using a referral link or promo code, you become eligible for an additional sign-up bonus worth up to $50 in CRO. Just like the standard welcome offer, this reward is tied to the broader Crypto.com exchange rather than being built specifically for the prediction markets.

To unlock this specific bonus, you are required to make a first-time CRO stake. The payout is strictly tiered based on how much you put up: staking between 1,000 and 4,999 CRO earns you a $10 CRO equivalent bonus, while staking 5,000 CRO or more bumps that reward up to $50. Keep in mind that the bonus CRO you receive does not count toward your required staked amount.

The platform is actually pretty forgiving if you miss the promo code box during your initial registration. You have up to a full year after creating your account to manually apply a referral code by navigating to the "Partnerships" and "Referral" tab in your settings. Additionally, if your referrer has linked their Crypto.com App and Exchange accounts, you can use the same code across both platforms to take advantage of the sign-up offers on each side.

Crypto.com User Experience

The UI can come at you fast if you’re not used to trading apps, since it’s not only prediction markets on the page, with the exchange and staking sections sharing the same space. That said, the mobile apps work best as the on-ramp for trading, even though some real estate goes to non-prediction features, because the sports categories are mapped out better.

Mobile App

The sports prediction markets on the Crypto.com app sit under a dedicated Sports tab in the horizontal menu. 

The tab opens into a vertical game list, with a separate Futures tab for longer-horizon markets like a Super Bowl winner contract. 

In the lobby, the game-winner markets show the current percentages and the payouts for each outcome. There isn’t an American odds toggle, so pricing stays in the percentage-style view. 

Opening additional markets reveals pricing for spreads and totals, along with an activity/price history chart (aka a probability chart) that shows recent trades or last-executed prices and how the number has moved over time, including across multiple days. 

There is no public order book showing live bids and asks, size, or visible market depth. Liquidity is handled internally.

The order slip lets users select contract quantity and displays an estimated payout before submission. After an order is placed, an on-screen confirmation appears with the filled contract amount.

Open positions show up under Position Details, where users can add to a position, close it, or partially sell contracts to take some exposure off while keeping the remainder open. 

Crypto supports limit orders, letting users set the exact price they’re willing to buy or sell and leave a resting order instead of taking an instant fill. 

Desktop 

The desktop layout is similar to the mobile app, except that the bottom navigation is moved to a left-side menu. It’s also more of a one-screen experience, so you’re not hopping between screens the way you often do on mobile.

The game listing is where it starts to feel a little off. When you click into a sport, the matchups are arranged horizontally across the page, replacing the vertical stack you get on mobile, which can come off a bit haphazard.

Two-level navigation would be a lot better, where sports sit up top, and each sport funnels you into leagues underneath, instead of mixing everything at the same level.

Everything else is familiar. The main buttons match what you see on mobile, and the slip looks basically the same. Order placement works the same way, too. You pick your contract quantity, and it calculates what you’ll pay off the contract price and shows the estimated payout for that order.

Crypto.com Markets

On the sports side, the platform covers major North American leagues like the NFL, NBA, NHL, and MLB, alongside global options including soccer, tennis, golf, and the UFC. Traders can generally buy and sell contracts on game winners, spreads, totals, and futures for these competitions. Beyond athletics, the catalog expands to include diverse event markets spanning culture, crypto, finance, economics, politics, and the environment.

Crypto.com Banking & Fees

Most activity on Crypto comes with a price tag. You’ll pay trading fees when you enter and exit positions, and you’ll also see charges when you cash out and move money off-platform.

Getting money in is pretty flexible. You can fund your account via PayPal, along with standard options like debit cards and bank transfers.

Below, I break out the costs by action, so you can see exactly what you’re paying.

Trading Fees

Crypto.com runs a fixed-fee model tied to contract notional tiers ($1, $10, and $100) rather than the contract price or the risk level. This makes costs easy to estimate in advance, though the fixed cost results in higher fees for active trading strategies compared to buy-and-hold.

Here’s how it works in practice. Crypto.com charges an exchange fee at open and close, plus a technology fee that applies to the $10 and $100 tiers at open/close, although this is often waived at settlement. There is no formula and no variance based on where the contract is trading, which eliminates price-based fluctuations at checkout.

Kalshi’s fees are variable and often scale based on the contract price, maximizing around 50¢. On Crypto.com, the fee remains constant regardless of whether the contract is trading near 50¢.

In practice, Crypto.com typically costs roughly 2% to 4% of the total cost per round trip, depending on the contract tier and whether you close early or hold to resolution. Frequent entries and exits accumulate fees quickly because charges apply at both open and close. Consequently, scalping or churning positions results in higher cumulative friction.

The structure is generally more efficient for buy-and-hold strategies. If positions are held to resolution and settle in the money, $10 and $100 contracts often see effective costs around ~1%–2%, partly because the tech fee may drop off in settlement scenarios. The $1 contracts tend to offer lower barriers for short-term trading in percentage terms.

A distinct feature is that fees do not change with probability. Unlike variable models, there is no increased cost for trading around 50¢, and the fee does not spike based on the market odds. For users seeking a straightforward position, this removes the need to calculate variable fees based on probability math.

There are also no additional fees for trades that settle out of the money. If the position loses or the event is canceled, no further charges are applied on the back end.

Regarding position sizing, the platform offers high position limits and standardized fee rules, allowing for larger nominal positions without variable caps. In reality, market liquidity is more likely to be the limiting factor than platform rules.

Compared to Fanatics Markets, Crypto.com’s tiered structure can be more cost-effective. Fanatics’ flat per-contract fee can push round-trip costs into the 6% to 10% range for lower-priced contracts, while Crypto.com often stays in a lower percentage band, especially for trades held to resolution.

The table below spells out the trading fees by contract tier, so you can price in the cost before you trade.

Crypto.com Deposits & Withdrawals

Crypto.com operates as a hybrid platform, allowing users to move funds using both standard fiat currency (bank transfers) and cryptocurrencies (USDC, ETH, etc.).

Deposit costs depend on the method chosen. PayPal charges a 1.99% fee, and debit card deposits incur a 1.49% fee. Wire transfers are fee-free but require a $1,000 minimum and 1–2 days to process. For those seeking a fee-free option with lower limits, ACH is the standard route. In testing, an ACH deposit comfortably above the $1 minimum was not instant; it took about three days for the funds to process and become available for trading.

Withdrawals proved more efficient than deposits. While prediction markets settle instantly to the account balance upon resolution, the actual transfer of fiat cash to a bank account takes slightly longer. In my tests, the bank transfer (the sole fiat withdrawal option) was completed in under 12 hours, beating the platform’s 24-hour estimate. The trade-off is the $100 minimum withdrawal, so it’s not great if you’re trying to pull out a tiny amount. Crypto withdrawals are on the menu too, but access depends on your region and whatever local crypto rules apply where you live.

Here’s a quick snapshot of how deposits and withdrawals work on Crypto.com, including minimums, processing times, and fees.

Crypto.com Customer Support

Crypto has stepped up its customer support by putting real human reps into live chat. Before that, live chat was bot-only.

Once I tapped “Speak to a Specialist,” an agent appeared in under five seconds. It took about a minute for them to dig up the answer about settlement rules and give me an answer, which is a quick turnaround for support chat.

Regarding access, the system required completing CAPTCHA verification twice before connecting to the agent, even though no VPN or proxy was in use.

I also tested email support and sent the same question to contact@crypto.com. I got a response in about three hours, which is slower than live chat but functional for non-urgent inquiries.

Here are the main ways to reach Crypto.com customer support:

• Live chat

• Email: contact@crypto.com

• X (Twitter): https://x.com/cryptocom

How to Sign Up for Crypto.com

Here’s Crypto.com works from the moment you sign up, through verification, funding, and your first trade.:

1. Use the Crypto.com referral link Start by using the referral link to ensure you land on the correct sign-up page.

2. Create your account Select "Sign Up" and register with an email address. Alternatively, use Google or Apple to auto-fill basic information.

3. Clear the CAPTCHA Complete the security verification step to proceed to the next screen.

4. Confirm email Enter the 6-digit code sent to your inbox. If the code times out, request a new one (this may trigger a second CAPTCHA check).

5. Verify phone Enter a mobile number to receive a 6-digit SMS code, then confirm it to verify the device.

6. Set passcode Create a secure passcode to be used for logging in and authorizing future actions within the app.

7. Complete ID verification (KYC) To fully access the platform, upload a government-issued ID (passport, driver’s license, or national ID) and complete the selfie verification step.

8. Deposit funds Once verified, navigate to the "Deposit" section. For fiat, select "USD deposit" and choose a payment method.

9. Place a sports trade Navigate to the "Predict" section, select a sport, and choose a specific market (e.g., a futures market like "MLB World Series Winner"). Choose a "Yes" or "No" outcome, then tap "Place Order" to confirm the trade.

Crypto.com Quick Overview

Crypto.com Final Verdict

If there’s one thing I’m not debating, it’s that Crypto.com is legit. This isn’t a no-name shop that appeared overnight and started selling “markets” out of thin air. It’s one of the biggest names in finance and trading, and the CFTC regulation adds an extra seal that a lot of platforms just don’t have.

One thing I like is the ability to place resting orders. That alone puts Crypto.com ahead of a lot of prediction platforms that only let you play at market price. I do wish they went a step further and rewarded liquidity the way Kalshi does, with better maker fees for traders willing to sit in the book. Even so, having that option at all is a big plus.

I was impressed with the withdrawal speed. The app says bank transfers can take up to 24 hours, but my withdrawal landed faster than that. If you’ve ever had money stuck in limbo, you already know why that matters. You want to move funds without second-guessing it.

I’m not crazy about their sports market variety, though. I can live without ultra-niche sports, but I do wish there were a way to trade player stats. I’d also love to see a dedicated prediction markets app down the road. There’s clearly demand for it, and this product feels like it could shine even more if it had its own spotlight.

Responsible Risk Management

Crypto.com prediction contracts aren’t a casual spin; they’re trades. Every position puts real capital on the line, and if the market goes the wrong way, you can lose your entire stake. Treat it like you would any other high-velocity market: assume it can move against you quickly and plan for that up front.

Crypto.com doesn’t give you account-level Loss Limits or Deposit Limits on this product, so there’s no built-in brake that steps in when you’re on a heater or chasing. That part is on you. If you’re trading here, you’re wearing the risk desk hat whether you want to or not.

What you do get is control on the order side. Crypto.com supports Stop Loss via Stop Market Orders with protection. In plain terms, when the contract hits your stop price, it triggers a protected market order designed to close the position automatically, and it will only fill within the slippage tolerance you set based on that stop level.

WSN is committed to safer trading habits because these markets can flip fast. Go in with a plan, know what you’re willing to lose on the trade, and size the position so one bad read doesn’t wreck your week. If you catch yourself chasing, forcing entries, or trying to “get it back,” step away and reset.

How We Rate Prediction Markets

Getting to the real story on a prediction market app like Crypto.com takes investigative work. You have to watch how it behaves when the market gets noisy, when prices jump, and when everyone rushes to the same side. That’s why I spent two weeks following the CPI release window, tracking how contracts moved before the print, during the reaction, and in the hours after things settled.

I also made sure the testing wasn’t theoretical. I deposited $1,000 and put on trades across the NFL, NBA, and tennis. I didn’t just enter and hold, either. I sold contracts when I felt I had an edge, specifically to see how Crypto.com handled exits, how quickly orders updated, and whether the mechanics stayed consistent when timing mattered.

These are the performance indicators I focused on when grading Crypto.com:

• Liquidity: Crypto.com has strong liquidity across the board, which is what you’d expect from a major trading brand. That matters because when liquidity is weak, you don’t really get to trade your own number. You’re forced to accept worse pricing, you get clipped on the way in and again on the way out, and even a good read can turn into a frustrating fill.

• Trading fees: I’m not only looking at the advertised fee, but at the total cost of doing business. How much of your trade gets shaved off on a round trip, and whether fees behave like a mostly fixed hit or move around depending on how “likely” a contract is, like Kalshi’s model. I also check whether the fee structure works for scalping, meaning quick in-and-out trades where you’re trying to grab small moves without fees eating the whole point.

• Payment methods and fees: Prediction market apps almost always charge something for moving money. The difference is how painful it is. I factor in deposit and withdrawal fees, plus the speed of deposits and cashouts, because slow or expensive banking changes how often you can cycle capital.

• Market variety: This is mix and depth. What sports and non-sports markets are available, and how much real volume sits in each one. Crypto.com is slightly below the pack here, mainly because there are no combo trades and no player stats outcomes.

• Bonuses: Most prediction platforms don’t throw incentives around, but when a site offers real onboarding perks, I rate that highly. If an app makes it easier to get started without turning it into a rebate maze, that’s worth credit.

Why You Should Trust Us

Prediction markets look simple until you try to trade them. There’s a single screen, two sides, and a price that moves fast. Our job is to unpack what’s underneath: price quality, market depth, order behavior, and the cost of getting in and getting out.

A team of experienced traders and market analysts builds our ratings with time spent around exchanges, derivatives, and event-driven markets. We bring that same lens here, tracking fee drag across a round trip, how spreads widen or tighten, how orders respond, and whether the toolset supports controlled decision-making.

We also pressure-test platforms across different environments, from macro-heavy weeks to busy sports calendars, because that’s when market structure shows its seams. We watch how contracts trade, how fast the board updates, and how consistent execution feels when momentum picks up.

Every review uses the same scoring framework, so comparisons stay fair and readable across platforms. The point is simple: trader-led coverage in plain language, so you can choose the best prediction market app with confidence.