Prediction markets received bets worth nearly $2 billion on which country will win the World Cup, which leads them to potentially break the record of the largest market in history, more than five weeks from the final.At the moment, the volume of bets placed on the winner alone at Polymarket has exceeded $1.8 billion.A similar market in Kalshi, more focused on the US, has accumulated approximately $120 million.The World Cup expanded to 48 selecti…
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Prediction markets received bets worth nearly $2 billion on which country will win the World Cup, which leads them to potentially break the record of the largest market in history, more than five weeks from the final.At the moment, the volume of bets placed on the winner alone at Polymarket has exceeded $1.8 billion.A similar market in Kalshi, more focused on the US, has accumulated approximately $120 million.The World Cup expanded to 48 selecti…