Polymarket’s "World Cup Winner" blockchain deal exceeded $2.34 billion, and with Kalshi, total FIFA deal size surpassed $3 billion. Liquidity pools on individual contracts reached $350 million, and daily trading exceeded $100 million on the opening days of the tournament. This is superior to all previous sporting events on the platform, yielding only political stakes.

In addition to winning bets, markets for the "Golden Boots" awards, group departures and specific matches are actively traded. The researchers recorded a stake of more than $3 million for the Netherlands' victory over Japan, bringing the game’s trading volume to $26 million. Traders most often form portfolios by supporting strong teams and opening short positions on outsiders.

Amid record-high bidding volumes, the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has proposed to ban market rates on forecasts related to war, terrorism, and death, effectively allowing only sports rates to be regulated. Meanwhile, analysts at BIT Research suggest that Bitcoin could reach a local minimum in the range of $50,000-55,000 before the end of AMC on July 19.

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