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id=\"el-69bf9627-a925-4b6a-8217-66e28788215e\">\n<p class=\"fill text-wrapper\" style=\"white-space:pre-line;margin:0.42338461538461575% 0;font-family:&quot;Noto Sans&quot;,sans-serif;font-size:0.258900em;line-height:1.19;text-align:left;padding:0;color:#000000\"><span><span style=\"color: #737373\">The hiring effort comes as prediction markets expand rapidly across both crypto and traditional finance.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #737373\">These platforms allow users to trade contracts that settle based on real-world outcomes, such as sports results or political events, with prices reflecting the market&rsquo;s implied probability.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:8.49515%;top:33.65696%;width:82.52427%;height:18.93204%;opacity:1\">\n<div style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0;border-radius:0.5882352941176471% 0.5882352941176471% 0.5882352941176471% 0.5882352941176471% \/ 1.7094017094017095% 1.7094017094017095% 1.7094017094017095% 1.7094017094017095%\" id=\"el-67d32c2c-aad5-4d73-ba85-b37f5725e560\">\n<p class=\"fill text-wrapper\" style=\"white-space:pre-line;margin:0.4047058823529416% 0;font-family:&quot;Noto Sans&quot;,sans-serif;font-size:0.258900em;line-height:1.19;text-align:left;padding:0;color:#000000\"><span><span style=\"color: #737373\">According to a recent Bloomberg report, the role would sit on Crypto.com&rsquo;s market-making desk and involve actively trading against customer orders to support liquidity across sports contracts and other derivatives offered on the company&rsquo;s U.S. platform.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:8.73786%;top:16.18123%;width:82.52427%;height:14.40129%;opacity:1\">\n<div style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0;border-radius:0.5882352941176471% 0.5882352941176471% 0.5882352941176471% 0.5882352941176471% \/ 2.247191011235955% 2.247191011235955% 2.247191011235955% 2.247191011235955%\" id=\"el-badd2a16-f8f7-46d6-8633-842ef021e1b3\">\n<h3 class=\"fill text-wrapper\" style=\"white-space:pre-line;margin:0.6070588235294123% 0;font-family:&quot;Noto Sans&quot;,sans-serif;font-size:0.388350em;line-height:1.19;text-align:left;padding:0;color:#000000\"><span><span style=\"font-weight: 700\">Liquidity or Conflict? Crypto.com&rsquo;s Market-Making Role Sparks Debate<\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:9.70874%;top:2.589%;width:9.70874%;height:6.47249%;opacity:1\">\n<div style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0\" class=\"mask\" id=\"el-f43c7682-cac0-43b2-9fd1-0ca26ef9e9b2\">\n<div style=\"position:absolute;width:100%;height:100.00005%;left:0%;top:-0.00003%\" data-leaf-element=\"true\"><amp-img layout=\"fill\" src=\"https:\/\/cimg.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/12083912\/1718181552-logo-short.png\" alt=\"logo-short-color\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cimg.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/12083912\/1718181552-logo-short.png 120w,https:\/\/cimg.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/12083912\/1718181552-logo-short-96x96.png 96w,https:\/\/cimg.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/12083912\/1718181552-logo-short-64x64.png 64w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1024px) 4vh, 10vw\" 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Sans&quot;,sans-serif;font-size:0.258900em;line-height:1.19;text-align:left;padding:0;color:#000000\"><span><span style=\"color: #737373\">Polymarket, a major decentralized platform, is also reported to be building its own internal market-making team.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #737373\">Crypto.com&rsquo;s job listing states that the new hire would seek to &ldquo;maximize profits while carefully managing risks,&rdquo; language that has fueled debate over whether the firm is effectively trading against its users.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:8.73786%;top:35.76052%;width:82.52427%;height:16.01942%;opacity:1\">\n<div style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0;border-radius:0.5882352941176471% 0.5882352941176471% 0.5882352941176471% 0.5882352941176471% \/ 2.0202020202020203% 2.0202020202020203% 2.0202020202020203% 2.0202020202020203%\" id=\"el-ccb30c79-f341-44cb-b88a-57788b9f396c\">\n<p class=\"fill text-wrapper\" style=\"white-space:pre-line;margin:0.4047058823529416% 0;font-family:&quot;Noto Sans&quot;,sans-serif;font-size:0.258900em;line-height:1.19;text-align:left;padding:0;color:#000000\"><span><span style=\"color: #737373\">Those concerns have already surfaced elsewhere in the industry. Kalshi, one of the most prominent regulated prediction market operators, runs an internal unit known as Kalshi Trading.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:8.73786%;top:17.96117%;width:82.52427%;height:16.01942%;opacity:1\">\n<div style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0;border-radius:0.5882352941176471% 0.5882352941176471% 0.5882352941176471% 0.5882352941176471% \/ 2.0202020202020203% 2.0202020202020203% 2.0202020202020203% 2.0202020202020203%\" id=\"el-48e28b74-baa4-43f4-8d57-5dd19d05397f\">\n<p class=\"fill text-wrapper\" style=\"white-space:pre-line;margin:0.4047058823529416% 0;font-family:&quot;Noto Sans&quot;,sans-serif;font-size:0.258900em;line-height:1.19;text-align:left;padding:0;color:#000000\"><span><span style=\"color: #737373\">Critics argue that when an exchange or its affiliate takes the opposite side of customer trades, the structure begins to resemble a traditional sportsbook that profits from customer losses.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:0;top:-9.2233%;width:9.70874%;height:12.94498%;opacity:1\">\n<div style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0\" class=\"mask\" id=\"el-ee3e0a77-8f3a-4bdd-934a-61037e7c8d02\">\n<div style=\"position:absolute;width:100%;height:100.00005%;left:0%;top:-0.00003%\" data-leaf-element=\"true\"><amp-img layout=\"fill\" src=\"https:\/\/cimg.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/12151430\/1718205270-recs-small-chess.png\" alt=\"recs small chess\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cimg.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/12151430\/1718205270-recs-small-chess.png 80w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1024px) 4vh, 10vw\" disable-inline-width=\"true\"><\/amp-img><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div 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