Polymarket emerged as an onboarding layer for about 60% of World Cup bettors, whose history showed no prior onchain activity before taking their first bets on the prediction market.

Polymarket hit $865K in volume on England vs Ghana, while Kraken's FIFA partnership and Chiliz fan tokens show crypto's growing role in World Cup 2026.

Polymarket emerged as an onboarding layer for about 60% of World Cup bettors, whose history showed no prior onchain activity before taking their first bets on the prediction…