Robinhood is in discussions to add Crypto.com prediction markets to its platform, according to The Wall Street Journal, in a report that places two well-known retail trading and crypto brands within the growing competition around event-based markets.

The report describes the matter as talks between the companies, not a completed agreement or a product launch. It does not confirm a rollout schedule, integration plan, launch date, or final commercial terms.

Prediction markets have drawn wider attention as event-contract platforms such as Polymarket reported surging trading volumes around the 2024 U.S. elections, bringing the category into the mainstream retail spotlight and prompting other trading platforms to evaluate their offerings.

WSJ Report Describes Ongoing Discussions

The Wall Street Journal framed the discussions as part of a broader race in prediction markets, a category that allows users to take positions tied to the outcome of future events. Robinhood and Crypto.com were both named as parties to the reported discussions, with Crypto.com positioned as the platform connected to the prediction markets under consideration.

The key language in the report is that the companies are “in talks.” That wording indicates active discussions but does not establish that the companies have signed an agreement or that Robinhood users will receive access to Crypto.com prediction markets at a specific time.

No official announcement from either Robinhood or Crypto.com was cited in the source article as confirming the structure, scope, or timing of any potential arrangement.

Prediction Markets Are the Product at Issue

Prediction markets allow users to trade contracts based on the outcome of events such as elections, sports results, economic data releases, or other defined future developments. The contracts settle according to whether the specified event occurs. In the United States, prediction-market contracts fall under the regulatory purview of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, which oversees event contracts and has engaged with platforms operating in this space.

Crypto.com already operates prediction markets within its app. The company has published documentation for CRO prediction markets on the Crypto.com App, which explains the product inside its platform.

Robinhood also offers prediction markets to its own users, according to its support materials on prediction markets. A reported tie-up with Crypto.com would therefore relate to a product category that both companies already have some connection to, though the WSJ report does not specify how any combined or expanded offering would work.

Possible Platform Expansion Remains Conditional

If the discussions result in an agreement, the reported arrangement would represent an expansion of the product mix available through Robinhood's platform. Robinhood has been broadening its offerings beyond equities, having expanded into cryptocurrency trading and options in recent years; adding or deepening prediction-market access would align with that trajectory.

However, because the matter is described only as talks, any such outcome remains conditional. The report does not state whether Crypto.com's markets would be integrated directly into Robinhood, offered through a referral or partnership structure, limited to certain event categories, or made available to all eligible Robinhood users. It also does not provide details on regulatory treatment, fees, settlement mechanics, or user eligibility.

For Crypto.com, the discussions would involve extending access to its prediction markets through a major retail trading platform if an agreement is reached. For Robinhood, the talks would involve potentially adding another event-based market product to a platform already known for retail stock, options, crypto, and prediction market access.

The WSJ report leaves the central facts limited to the existence of talks between Robinhood and Crypto.com over prediction markets. Further confirmation from either company, or additional reporting from The Wall Street Journal, would be required to establish whether the discussions advance into a defined agreement or product launch.