Gen Z Shifts Crypto Bets to Prediction Markets

[cryptobro]

Gen Z isn’t leaving crypto—they’re refining their approach. 🧠

After a $150B altcoin wipeout in 2024–2025, young crypto-native traders are shifting capital away from narrative-driven tokens and meme coins toward on-chain prediction markets like Polymarket and Kalshi.

Weekly volumes on these platforms have jumped from $500M in mid-2025 to nearly $6B by January 2026.
The appeal? Binary outcomes, fast settlement, and fully on-chain infrastructure—no whitepapers, unlock schedules, or liquidity surprises.

For a generation priced out of long-term stability, prediction markets are the rational, outcome-driven evolution of crypto speculation.

[cryptohog]

seeing ripple vs swift still feels like old school vs new school, but gen z is quietly rewriting the playbook.