TechFlow, Dec 22 — According to CoinDesk, a recent research report from Coinbase indicates that the 2026 tax regulations in Trump's "a great bill" will restrict gamblers' ability to offset losses against gains, potentially driving speculators toward blockchain-based prediction markets. Due to their use of derivative-like financial contract structures, prediction markets may offer more favorable tax treatment under the new tax regime.
Although prediction markets currently face challenges related to fragmentation and regulatory uncertainty, Coinbase expects them to become a key component of crypto infrastructure as trading volume grows significantly in 2025, with potential emergence of prediction market aggregators that consolidate odds and liquidity across different platforms.
