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Contracts for events are moving towards regulated access to financial services.
This shift is illustrated by several mentioned companies.
CME Group launched event contracts based on swaps, and Coinbase, Robinhood, and Crypto are exploring or implementing prediction market products.
Chainalysis also referenced the announced Intercontinental Exchange investment of up to $2 billion in Polymarket.
Asset managers are testing broader access through securities markets.
Bitwise, Roundhill, and Graniteshares have filed applications with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to create exchange-traded funds (ETFs) on prediction markets.
These funds will track contracts linked to the 2028 U.S. presidential election and the 2026 congressional midterms.
Chainalysis stated: "While regulators are discussing oversight issues, markets are already moving, and prediction markets have become a platform for retail speculation on real events."
Regulation remains the main unresolved issue.
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) and government agencies are debating whether event contracts are derivatives or gambling products.
Nevertheless, institutional activity is developing before legal clarity is achieved, placing prediction markets at the center of a broader discussion on liquidity, compliance, and blockchain-based market systems.