Overview
- Event contracts will be provided by Crypto.com | Derivatives North America, a CFTC-registered exchange and clearinghouse.
- Hollywood.com will host markets where fans can trade views on movies, TV, Broadway, music, and major awards with real-time price updates.
- Crypto.com ties the launch to recent U.S. regulatory milestones, including DCM and DCO approvals, FCM permissions, and an OCC National Trust Bank Charter application.
- Crypto.com’s Travis McGhee and Hollywood.com’s Mitchell Rubenstein promoted the partnership as a legal, fan-focused way to engage with entertainment outcomes.
- The move enters a growing predictions space that includes entertainment-focused Mogul and a rapidly expanding Kalshi, which recently raised $300 million for global growth.