Data from 2026 reveals that prediction markets led the cryptocurrency sector in average funding per deal, securing an average of $118 million per financing round. According to Odaily, centralized and decentralized exchanges followed closely in second place, with an average round size of $76.2 million.
Other notable segments included blockchain infrastructure projects, which recorded an average single-round investment of $47.8 million, while compliance-focused crypto firms attracted an average of $29.4 million per funding event.
The figures highlight growing investor confidence in prediction market platforms, which enable users to bet on real-world outcomes using blockchain-based mechanisms, often leveraging decentralized oracles and smart contracts.