Полный переход на биткоины: Polymarket открывает новые горизонты Translation: Complete shift to bitcoins: Polymarket opens new horizons

The prediction platform Polymarket has introduced the support for Bitcoin, the first cryptocurrency, for account funding.

Previously, users could only deposit stablecoins such as USDC, USDT, and cryptocurrencies including Ethereum, Polygon, and Solana.

This update comes in light of Bitcoin reaching a historic high of over $126,000. At the time of writing, the digital currency is trading at approximately $124,300.

Currently, in the section dedicated to predictions for Bitcoin’s price in October on the platform, the most probable scenario is achieving a value of $130,000, which 61% of users believe in. The total stakes amount to $655,594.

Expectations regarding Bitcoin’s price by the end of 2025 are divided. 84% of participants anticipate the value will rise to $130,000. Additionally, 52% and 36% predict levels of $140,000 and $150,000, respectively. The overall stakes in this segment exceed $30.6 million.

Intercontinental Exchange, the parent company of NYSE, is in negotiations to acquire a stake in Polymarket worth $2 billion, as reported by The Wall Street Journal.

Informed sources from the publication indicated that following the transaction, the valuation of the prediction platform could range between $8 to $10 billion.

Earlier this year, Polymarket secured an investment from 1789 Capital, which is backed by Donald Trump Jr. In September, media outlets reported that the project is in search of new capital.

At least one investor has proposed a deal to the platform that suggests a valuation of the prediction market at $10 billion.

In July, Polymarket acquired the derivatives exchange QCEX for $112 million, which holds a license from the CFTC. Subsequently, the regulator granted the platform «the green light» to resume operations in the United States.

In 2022, the commission fined the prediction market $1.4 million for operating without appropriate registration in the country. Later, it was revealed that the Department of Justice was investigating the platform. In 2025, the case was closed.

It is worth noting that in September, Kalshi overtook Polymarket from its position as the market leader in predictions.