{"id":71968,"date":"2026-05-02T23:53:44","date_gmt":"2026-05-02T23:53:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/xo-market-raises-6m-to-grow-user-made-prediction-markets\/"},"modified":"2026-05-02T23:53:44","modified_gmt":"2026-05-02T23:53:44","slug":"xo-market-raises-6m-to-grow-user-made-prediction-markets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/xo-market-raises-6m-to-grow-user-made-prediction-markets\/","title":{"rendered":"XO Market Raises $6M To Grow User Made Prediction Markets"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>(Originally posted on : Crypto News &#8211; iGaming.org )<\/b><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>XO Market has raised $6 million in seed funding as it builds a prediction market platform where users, not internal listing teams, create tradable events.<\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<p><em><strong>Good to Know<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em><strong>XO Market has processed more than $150 million in trading volume since its mainnet beta launch.<\/strong><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><strong>Coinbase Ventures, 20VC, Picus Capital and Venture Together joined the seed round.<\/strong><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><strong>XO says users have created more than 600 markets on the platform.<\/strong><\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr\/>\n<h2>XO Market Wants Users To Build The Markets<\/h2>\n<p>XO Market is trying to cut into a prediction market sector shaped by Kalshi and Polymarket, but its pitch is different. Instead of using staff to choose which contracts appear, XO lets individuals and companies create markets, set fees, define parameters and let others trade.<\/p>\n<p>Co-founder Ali Habbabeh described that contrast in media terms. <em>\u201cToday\u2019s major platforms like Kalshi and Polymarket act more like Netflix,\u201d<\/em> Habbabeh told CoinDesk in an interview.<em> \u201cThey decide what markets exist. We\u2019ve flipped that model entirely. On XO, users create the markets themselves.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The seed round brought in Coinbase Ventures, 20VC, Picus Capital and Venture Together. 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Since then, it has passed 30,000 users, more than 600 user-created markets and over $150 million in trading volume.<\/p>\n<p>Habbabeh said market quality sorts itself out through activity. <em>\u201cThe metrics look strong because the incentives are aligned,\u201d<\/em> Habbabeh said.<em> \u201cIf you create a compelling market, people trade on it. If you don\u2019t, it dies naturally.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The timing helps. Prediction market volume topped $60 billion in 2025, compared with about $15 billion to $16 billion a year earlier. Polymarket played a major role in that growth, with monthly trading volume rising from $54 million at the start of 2024 to more than $2.6 billion by November.<\/p>\n<div class=\"main-org-3-item-ins box-100 relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"space-org-3-items box-100 relative\">\n<div class=\"box-100 space-org-3-item relative border-tb mt-1 \">\n<div class=\"space-org-3-item-ins box-100 relative\">\n<div class=\"space-org-3-item-terms box-25 relative\">\n<div class=\"space-org-3-item-terms-ins box-100 text-center relative\"> <strong><strong>Get 125% \/ $2,500 on 1st deposit!<\/strong><\/strong> <\/p>\n<p>New players only. Exclusive Welcome Bonus of up to $2,500<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>However, XO still has to solve the hard part for user-made markets: liquidity. Other platforms with open market creation have struggled to keep enough trading activity across many events. Bigger rivals also tend to avoid that model because supporting liquidity across a long list of events can strain infrastructure.<\/p>\n<p>XO plans to tackle that with XO Vaults. The product will let users pool capital and provide liquidity in categories such as sports or politics, with targeted annual yields of around 8% to 10%.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cOn platforms like Kalshi or Polymarket, liquidity is controlled by a handful of large market makers,\u201d<\/em> Habbabeh said. <em>\u201cWith XO Vaults, anyone can become a market maker.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>He compared the structure to copy trading, but for liquidity. \u201cIt\u2019s similar to copy trading, but for liquidity provision,\u201d Habbabeh said. \u201cWe\u2019re targeting yields of around 8% to 10% annually based on what market makers typically earn.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>XO is also working on \u201cXO Stories,\u201d a product for more complex, multi-outcome market structures beyond standard parlay-style formats. <em>\u201cIt\u2019s not your typical copy-paste of sportsbook parlays into prediction markets,\u201d<\/em> Habbabeh said.<\/p>\n<p>Regulation remains a hard question for prediction market operators, especially as governments and state regulators look more closely at event contracts. 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Exclusive Welcome Bonus of 350% + 150 Free Spins <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><em>\u201cEverything on XO is transparent and onchain,\u201d<\/em> Habbabeh said.<em> \u201cThat puts us in a different category compared to more centralized platforms.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cThe internet showed us that the best content doesn\u2019t come from centralized studios, it comes from users,\u201d<\/em> Habbabeh said. <em>\u201cWe think prediction markets will follow the same path.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/igaming.org\/crypto\/xo-market-raises-6m-to-grow-user-made-prediction-markets\/\">Source link <\/a><br \/>\n<br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(Originally posted on : Crypto News &#8211; iGaming.org ) XO Market has raised $6 million in seed funding as it builds a prediction market platform where users, not internal listing teams, create tradable events. 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