Crypto.com Derivatives NA

Wilmington, DE

Event ContractsCryptoSports

DCM acquired in 2022 to provide a US-regulated venue for the Crypto.com group.
May 2026 saw the departure of Global Head of Predictions Travis McGhee alongside CMO Steven Kalifowitz and Chief Legal Officer Nick Lundgren — a senior-leadership void at a critical scaling moment.
SEC closed its Crypto.com investigation without action in March 2025.
Sports-focused platform Prospect Markets signed a non-binding letter of intent (July 7) to launch sports-event contracts through Crypto.com-affiliated OG Broker and NADEX, targeting a Q3 2026 launch subject to definitive agreements.
Citadel Securities took a $400M stake in parent Crypto.com at a $20B valuation (July 16), its first institutional funding round, with proceeds earmarked partly for prediction-markets expansion.
On August 5, 2026, became the exclusive sports/novelty contract supplier for FanDuel Predicts, replacing CME in that role after CME CEO Terry Duffy distanced the exchange from sportsbook-style products.

Regulatory risk score

Licensing

DCM: Approved

SEF: N/A

State coverage: Multi-state C&Ds + Wisconsin AG civil suit

Jurisdiction strategy

Operates a CFTC-regulated DCM but faces multi-state enforcement.
Wisconsin AG sued the company April 23, 2026 alongside Kalshi, Polymarket, Robinhood, and Coinbase.
Lost its prediction-markets leadership in May 2026 with the departure of Travis McGhee.
On July 29, 2026, a federal court denied the CFTC's bid to shield Crypto.com and its co-defendants from Wisconsin's enforcement suits, which may now proceed.
Its Nadex/OG unit (North American Derivatives Exchange) filed its own federal preemption suit against Washington (July 22), two days after Washington's injunction against Kalshi.
Picked up all sports and novelty event-contract supply for Flutter's FanDuel Predicts JV from CME effective August 5, 2026, expanding its distribution footprint even as its own multi-state litigation exposure is unchanged.

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Crypto.com's CDNA venue picked up a July 7 non-binding letter of intent with Prospect Markets to bring sports-based event contracts through OG Broker and NADEX, targeting a Q3 2026 launch still contingent on definitive agreements. A reported July 27 conversation about Robinhood carrying Crypto.com's contracts would be a meaningful distribution win if it materializes, following the May leadership departures that had left the predictions unit without its senior team.

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