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The $XRP Ledger (XRPL) is set to see the launch of its first prediction market platform, Axiom. The platform will notably provide additional utility for #XRP and Ripple’s RLUSD stablecoin, which users will use to trade on these prediction markets.
Axiom Protocol To Launch First Prediction Market On XRP Ledger
In an X post, Axiom revealed that it was launching its prediction market on the XRPL, enabling XRP and RLUSD holders to trade on real markets. The beta platform will go live on January 19.
Axiom noted that it has no plans to launch a new token, as users will trade using XRP or RLUSD. The platform also stated that it plans to provide the “cleanest way” for these token holders to finally put money behind the ideas they have argued about for a decade.
This move comes as #prediction markets continue to intertwine with the crypto ecosystem. Notably, Polymarket is on the #Ethereum layer-2 network. Meanwhile, Kalshi launched its tokenized platform on Solana in December last year.
Axiom’s announcement has already drawn significant attention in the XRP community. #XRPL validator Vet welcomed the idea of a prediction market on the network and commended the team for not launching a token “that does nothing” but gets in the way of using the platform.
Community member Crypto ERI also commented on the announcement, predicting that it will be the “biggest thing in 2026 for XRPL.” The announcement undoubtedly marks a positive development for XRP and RLUSD’s adoption and comes just a day after Ripple partnered with LMAX, a move that could also boost the adoption of these tokens.
How The Prediction Market Will Work
Axiom’s prediction market will launch on XRPL’s EVM Sidechain and will leverage fast settlement, native XRP liquidity, and smart contract capabilities. Axelar and SquidRouter will handle bridging and other infrastructure complexity.
#Traders will be able to derive yield from real economic activity, while there will be penalty and reward mechanisms that incentivize honest governance. Axiom’s Marketing Lead, Pepe, highlighted that one of the features, which is the ability to share #performance cards tied to XRPL projects, shows stats, PnL, and more.
Axiom’s Lead Shen noted that there was a clear gap in the XRP ecosystem, with no access to prediction markets despite being one of the most predictive communities in crypto. Shen added that the protocol creates something that XRP holders actually want to use.

Dash Price Prediction Amid Strong Market Recovery
#DASH $DASH #prediction
The crypto market woke up stronger on January 14, up around 3.33%, and things moved fast after that. Inflation data from the U.S. did not surprise much; CPI stayed near 2.7%, core CPI slipped to 2.6%, and risk appetite slowly came back. Bitcoin pushed above $95,000, ETF inflows crossed $753.7M, and once that happened, money started rotating into faster-moving coins. That is where the Dash price prediction came into focus. Dash is up almost 36% today, and this is not coming out of nowhere. Over the last 7 days, it is already up more than 60%. Moves like this usually make people pause and ask questions. Is this just a high-beta reaction to Bitcoin strength, or is Dash entering a different phase altogether?

According to data tracked by crypto KOL, Musk @elonmusk owner of X, Tesla, SpaceX, and xAI—has repeatedly engaged with #Polymarket on the X, highlighting his growing visibility around #prediction markets.
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Prediction markets are quietly emerging as one of the most important long-term tracks in Web3. While still small in absolute size compared to DeFi or derivatives, their growth is tightly correlated with real-world uncertainty—elections, geopolitics, macroeconomics, and major global events.
Unlike traditional financial products, prediction markets aggregate dispersed information and individual judgments into probabilistic signals. As information becomes abundant but reliable judgment remains scarce, this mechanism is gaining relevance.
The sector’s potential lies not in short-term speculation, but in becoming a form of cognitive infrastructure—a way to quantify collective expectations and trend momentum. Web3 enables this by making judgments transparent, verifiable, and incentive-aligned.
Challenges remain, including regulatory ambiguity, fragmented liquidity, and user education. Still, the direction is clear.
Current market leaders reflect different paths:
Polymarket leads in liquidity and outcome-focused markets.
ForeGate emphasizes creator-driven markets and long-term judgment value.
Kalshi prioritizes regulation and institutional structure.
Augur and Gnosis represent early decentralized experimentation and infrastructure layers.
As prediction shifts from guessing outcomes to understanding trends, this sector may define the next decade of Web3 evolution.

#prediction #Polymarket #ForeGate