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Gemini Expands Into Prediction Markets Through Apex

Gemini Titan will become the regulated venue for crypto event contracts for brokerage customers through Apex. The deal fits into the rapid growth of prediction markets in the U.S. under CFTC oversight.

By Mike Hesp
• 2 min read
Gemini Expands Into Prediction Markets Through Apex

Key Takeaways

  • Gemini and Apex Fintech Solutions signed a letter of intent for regulated crypto prediction-market contracts through brokerage customers.
  • Gemini Titan will become the exclusive regulated venue for crypto event contracts, with execution and clearing handled by Gemini.
  • The move follows strong growth in prediction markets and fits Gemini’s strategy for new revenue outside the spot market.

Gemini has signed a letter of intent with Apex Fintech Solutions to distribute regulated crypto prediction-market contracts through brokerage customers. That would let the crypto company expand its reach without brokers having to build direct connections to a prediction-market exchange themselves.

Role of Gemini Titan

Under the agreement, Gemini Titan would become the exclusive regulated venue for crypto event contracts that go through Apex’s futures commission merchant to brokerage customers. Gemini would handle execution and clearing, giving connected brokers access to these products through existing infrastructure.

That setup fits Gemini’s broader strategy to do more with regulated derivatives and event contracts. The company already received a Designated Contract Market license from the U.S. regulator CFTC in December 2025. In April 2026, it also received a Derivatives Clearing Organization license for Gemini Olympus, allowing Gemini to keep clearing and settlement for its derivatives products in-house.

Growing Market for Event Contracts

The move comes at a time when prediction markets have quickly become more popular. According to Pew Research Center, monthly trading volume on leading platforms like Kalshi and Polymarket rose to nearly $24 billion (€20.5 billion) in April, up from less than $5 billion (€4.3 billion) in September 2025. Sports, politics, and crypto have become the biggest categories.

For Gemini, that matters because the company is looking for new revenue sources beyond the traditional spot market, where trading volumes have been weaker. Apex is also moving with that trend: in August 2026, the company launched its own prediction-markets platform and linked it to Kalshi to give customers access to event contracts.

The sector’s rapid growth has also led to more attention on market structure and settlement. Polymarket, for example, changed its rules after research highlighted possible settlement manipulation in short bitcoin markets.

Why This Matters for European Readers

For European crypto readers, this deal shows how quickly regulated event contracts are developing in the U.S. It is also an example of how crypto exchanges and fintech companies are trying to distribute new products through existing brokerage channels. That could matter for the broader competition between platforms that want to offer new trading products even under stricter rules.

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