Recently, the popularity of prediction markets has clearly risen. From the U.S. elections to the volatility of crypto assets, and to sports and cultural events, more and more people are "betting on the future." Essentially, this is no longer just speculation, but a pricing mechanism of collective cognition. I have compiled a list of currently popular and highly regarded projects for reference👇 1. #Polymarket @Polymarket Description: Decentralized prediction market covering trade, politics, news, culture, sports, and technology. Funding: $2B, Investors: General Catalyst, Polychain, Blockchain Capital 2. #Kalshi @Kalshi Description: Regulated prediction market covering elections and weather, integrated with USDC. Funding: $515M, Investors: Sequoia Capital, Paradigm, Coinbase Ventures, SV Angel, a16z, etc. 3. #Limitless @trylimitless Description: Predicts cryptocurrency and stock prices through continuous hourly and daily market predictions, allowing trading anytime, anywhere. Funding: $7M, Investors: Maelstrom Capital, 1confirmation, Paper Ventures, Coinbase Ventures, etc. 4. Noise @noise_xyz Description: A platform for trading trends. Funding: N/A, Investors: Coop Records, CAP 5. Myriad @MyriadMarkets Description: Allows users to predict the future directly on social media using the Myriad plugin. 6. Opinion @opinionlabsxyz Description: Evaluates human opinions to drive social exchange within social networks, ensuring that everyone's views are recognized and authorized in the digital realm. Funding: $5M, Investors: YZi Labs, Amber Group, Animoca Ventures, Manifold Trading, echo. 7. Upside @UpsideFun Description: Social prediction market. 8. Hedgehog @HedgehogMarkets Description: Solana-based decentralized prediction market. Funding: $3M, Investors: Reciprocal Ventures, Republic Capital, mgnt, Alameda Research, Divergence Ventures, Manna. 9. Melee @meleemarkets Description: Solana-based prediction market where anyone can create a market for anything. Funding: $3M, Investors: Variant Fund, DBA 10. The Clearing Company @theclearingco Description: On-chain prediction market aimed at building a compliant and retail-friendly on-chain, permissionless prediction market. Funding: $15M, Investors: Union Square Ventures, Coinbase Ventures, Variant Fund, Haun Ventures, Rubik Ventures, Earl Grey Capital, etc. 11. Buzzing @BuzzingApp Description: AI-driven decentralized prediction market supporting on-chain event predictions. The future of prediction markets may not just be about "guessing outcomes," but rather pricing human cognition and consensus through market mechanisms. More details on prediction projects: #PredictionMarkets