DimeTrades Takes a New Approach to Regulated Prediction Markets as CFTC Review Continues
Blending institutional market structure with a community-driven design, DimeTrades is building a regulated prediction market that is accessible to individuals with no prior trading experience while providing structured tools, guided workflows, and transparent feedback that allow users to develop skill and sophistication over time.
United States, 24th Feb 2026 – DimeTrades, the prediction-market platform developed by PredictCraft Mkt Inc., announced that it has formally submitted its application to the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) to operate as a licensed Designated Contract Market (DCM). The filing, submitted one month ago, represents a major milestone in the company’s effort to establish a fully regulated U.S. marketplace for trading contracts based on real-world events.
The company stated that the platform has been engineered from the ground up to comply with U.S. regulatory standards, incorporating a proprietary matching engine and central limit order book (CLOB), institutional-grade risk controls, market surveillance, and governance frameworks comparable to those used by major futures exchanges. DimeTrades aims to bring greater transparency, credibility, and structural integrity to the rapidly expanding prediction-market sector, while also supporting a market experience designed to evolve as information, sentiment, and participant activity change over time.
“Prediction markets are most effective when they reflect how information is processed in real time,” said a spokesperson for DimeTrades. “Our focus is on building a regulated marketplace where participants can engage directly with how probabilities evolve as events unfold—supported by transparency, oversight, and institutional-grade market structure.”
Leadership Drawn from Top Financial Institutions
PredictCraft Mkt Inc. has assembled a leadership and advisory team composed of former regulators and senior executives from prominent financial institutions. The team includes individuals who have served in senior roles at organizations including Cantor Fitzgerald, Credit Suisse, Glencore, New York Stock Exchange, Citi, BNY Mellon, Merrill Lynch/ Bank of America and other Tier-1 firms.
According to the company, this blend of regulatory and institutional experience is guiding the design of its matching engine, compliance systems, and market surveillance framework. The objective is to build a marketplace capable of serving professional traders and liquidity providers while meeting the expectations of U.S. regulators.
Platform Focused on Transparent Event Markets
DimeTrades is designed so markets develop alongside the events they track. As new information emerges and participation changes, pricing reflects how participants collectively interpret those developments in real time. This approach allows markets to function not just as trading venues, but as transparent indicators of how expectations and probabilities evolve over the life of an event.
In addition to its market structure, DimeTrades is launching with an actively growing user base of over 600,000 participants. The platform is designed as a community-based prediction market where users can follow others, track public performance, and engage in discussions around each market. Trading activity, positioning, and notable moves are visible within the platform, allowing participants to learn from one another and better understand how markets are forming in real time.
DimeTrades is developing a peer-to-peer exchange where participants can trade contracts linked to a broad range of real-world outcomes, including macroeconomics, public policy, sports, culture, and other event-driven markets. The platform is designed to support open order books, real-time price discovery, and resilient trade execution, reflecting infrastructure standards commonly associated with traditional capital-markets venues.
Built for broad accessibility, DimeTrades enables participation without prior trading experience and is designed to be easy to learn and progressively master. The platform emphasizes a guided, step-by-step trading flow, intuitive design, and simple contract mechanics that make participation easy to understand from the outset. By prioritizing clarity and usability, DimeTrades aims to make prediction markets approachable without sacrificing market integrity or transparency.
In contrast to traditional top-down market design, DimeTrades is structured to support the organic formation of online communities centered on real-world events. Participants collectively contribute insight, perspective, and trading activity that shape how markets develop over time. This community-driven dynamic allows probabilities to emerge from transparent interaction rather than centralized assumption, reinforcing accountability while enabling markets to reflect how information is interpreted as events progress.
Participation on DimeTrades is further shaped by performance-based features designed to reward accuracy and engagement. Users progress through prediction tiers—from beginner to expert—based on historical accuracy and participation, with public leaderboards highlighting top performers over time. As track records develop, reputation becomes a meaningful signal within the ecosystem, reinforcing accountability and allowing skill to compound visibly within the community. Significant market activity and notable position changes are surfaced within the platform, giving participants visibility into moments when conviction and consensus meaningfully shift.
Rising Momentum for Regulated Prediction Markets
Interest in prediction markets has accelerated globally as institutions, researchers, and market participants recognize their ability to aggregate information and quantify probabilities around uncertain outcomes. DimeTrades believes that securing full DCM status will enable this emerging asset class to integrate more fully into the U.S. financial system under a clear, durable regulatory framework that strengthens market integrity, transparency, and participant confidence.
Seed Investment Round Underway
To support ongoing regulatory engagement, technology development, and market entry initiatives, DimeTrades has opened a seed financing round for strategic and institutional investors. Parties interested in learning more are encouraged to contact the company at support@dimetrades.com..
While the CFTC review process continues, the company stated that it is advancing product development and finalizing operational, compliance, and market-readiness initiatives in parallel to ensure a smooth launch.
“We are not optimizing for speed alone,” the spokesperson added. “Our focus is on building a marketplace that earns long-term trust from regulators, participants, and the public.”
About DimeTrades / PredictCraft Mkt Inc.
DimeTrades is the operating brand of PredictCraft Mkt Inc., a technology company developing a regulated exchange for event-based contracts. The platform is designed to deliver transparent price discovery, community-driven market formation, and institutional-grade market infrastructure.
Additional information is available at www.dimetrades.com or by contacting support@dimetrades.com.
Company Details
Organization: PredictCraft Mkt Inc.
Contact Person: Support Team
Website: https://www.dimetrades.com
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Country: United States
Release Id: 24022641793