A category scaling faster than its shared institutions
Prediction markets now span regulated platforms, decentralized exchanges, academic work, creator-driven commentary, and major public-interest forecasting. Activity is broadening quickly, but it is broadening in fragments rather than consolidating around one marquee gathering.
Without a true flagship conference, there is no single place for the industry to coordinate narrative, build partnerships, showcase legitimacy, and create the sense that this is one category moving forward together.