{"id":543088,"date":"2026-06-21T21:25:10","date_gmt":"2026-06-21T20:25:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/?p=543088"},"modified":"2026-06-22T13:30:15","modified_gmt":"2026-06-22T12:30:15","slug":"three-world-cup-betting-crypto-wallets-have-cashed-out-more-than-24-million","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/three-world-cup-betting-crypto-wallets-have-cashed-out-more-than-24-million\/","title":{"rendered":"Three World Cup betting accounts won $24M. Why did the money all go to one Binance address?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Three <a href=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/predictions\/?topic=world-cup\">World Cup betting accounts<\/a> walked away with $24.25 million after winning most of their settled positions, then sent the proceeds through the same Binance deposit address. The pattern has turned a string of big prediction-market wins into a question about fairness, surveillance, and who really has an edge in billion-dollar sports markets.<\/p>\n\n<aside class=\"cs-why-matters\" role=\"note\" aria-label=\"Why this matters\">\n    <div class=\"cs-why-matters__header\">\n        <span class=\"cs-why-matters__badge\">\n            <span class=\"cs-why-matters__badge-icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n                <i class=\"fa-light fa-radar\"><\/i>\n            <\/span>\n            <span class=\"cs-why-matters__badge-label\">Why this matters<\/span>\n        <\/span>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"cs-why-matters__body\">\n        <p>The key change is scale: sports prediction markets now have enough liquidity for a small cluster of wallets to generate exchange-size winnings from event outcomes, making wallet links and withdrawal patterns part of the public audit trail.<\/p>\n    <\/div>\n<\/aside>\n\n<p>The wallets\u2019 exits follow CryptoSlate's report of a <a href=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/world-cup-prediction-markets-hit-2b-before-kickoff-as-spain-france-split-tests-sports-tradings-limits\/\">surge in World Cup prediction-market volume<\/a> and several multimillion-dollar sports betting outcomes during the tournament\u2019s opening stages.<\/p>\n<p>On June 21, blockchain analytics platform Lookonchain <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/lookonchain\/status\/2068581320197021801\">identified<\/a> the wallets as mintblade, GRIMDRIP, and EndlessFate. The accounts recorded 13 winning positions from 16 settled World Cup bets, then stopped trading and removed their remaining funds, the platform said.<\/p>\n<p>Mintblade generated $9.24 million after winning five positions without a recorded loss. GRIMDRIP earned $7.6 million from two winning trades, while endlessFate made $7.41 million after correctly predicting six of nine outcomes.<\/p>\n<p>All three wallets transferred their proceeds to <a href=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/companies\/binance\/\">Binance<\/a> using the deposit address 0xB08B&#8230;317D, Lookonchain said. A common exchange deposit route can indicate that accounts belong to the same person or organization because exchanges typically assign individual deposit addresses to customers.<\/p>\n<p>The transactions, however, do not identify who operated the wallets or show how the bets were selected. The shared address and trading record alone do not prove that the accounts received nonpublic information.<\/p>\n<p>Still, the addresses' trading pattern attracted attention because the accounts stopped placing bets after recording the profits and withdrew their funds.<\/p>\n<p>Onchain analyst Specter said other wallets had displayed similar trading patterns since the World Cup began, although the analyst did not provide evidence linking those accounts to the three identified by Lookonchain.<\/p>\n<p>It should be noted that these large profits do not necessarily indicate misconduct. <a href=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/prediction-markets\/crypto\/\">Prediction-market<\/a> users can build substantial positions when liquidity is available, and bettors taking the other side of heavily favored outcomes can receive large payouts when an upset or draw occurs.<\/p>\n<p>However, the absence of public identities makes it difficult to determine whether unusually successful traders relied on analysis, accepted high levels of risk, or obtained information unavailable to other market participants.<\/p>\n<p>Neither Polymarket nor Binance had publicly confirmed Lookonchain\u2019s findings as of press time.<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"cs-article-embed\">\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/world-cup-prediction-markets-hit-2b-before-kickoff-as-spain-france-split-tests-sports-tradings-limits\/\" class=\"cs-article-embed__link\">\n                    <div class=\"cs-article-embed__media\">\n                <img src=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/world-cup-spain-france-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"World Cup prediction markets hit $2B before kickoff as Spain and France go head to head\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\">\n            <\/div>\n                <div class=\"cs-article-embed__body\">\n            <span class=\"cs-article-embed__related-reading\">Related Reading<\/span>\n            <h3 class=\"cs-article-embed__title\">World Cup prediction markets hit $2B before kickoff as Spain and France go head to head<\/h3>\n                            <div class=\"cs-article-embed__summary\">Prediction markets and exchanges are racing to capture World Cup demand as sports becomes a central growth channel for event contracts.<\/div>\n                                        <div class=\"cs-article-embed__meta\">\n                                            <span class=\"cs-article-embed__meta-item\">Jun 8, 2026<\/span>\n                                                                <span class=\"cs-article-embed__meta-divider\">&middot;<\/span>\n                                                                <span class=\"cs-article-embed__meta-item\">Oluwapelumi Adejumo<\/span>\n                                    <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n    <\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n<h2>World Cup prediction markets attract billions<\/h2>\n<p>The activity comes as <a href=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/world-cup-prediction-markets-hit-2b-before-kickoff-as-spain-france-split-tests-sports-tradings-limits\/\">the expanded 48-team World Cup<\/a> turns sports prediction markets into a major venue for speculative trading.<\/p>\n<p>More than $5 billion had been traded on World Cup contracts across <a href=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/companies\/polymarket\/\">Polymarket\u2019s<\/a> international exchange and <a href=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/companies\/kalshi\/\">Kalshi<\/a> during the tournament\u2019s opening stages, based on an analysis of platform records and blockchain data.<\/p>\n<p>Polymarket\u2019s contract on which country will win the tournament reached about $3 billion in cumulative volume by press time, making it the platform\u2019s largest sports market.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_543109\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-543109\" style=\"width: 964px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-543109\" src=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Screenshot-2026-06-21-120217.jpg\" alt=\"World Cup Winner Bets on Polymarket\" width=\"964\" height=\"439\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Screenshot-2026-06-21-120217.jpg 964w, https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Screenshot-2026-06-21-120217-300x137.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Screenshot-2026-06-21-120217-768x350.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 964px) 100vw, 964px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-543109\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">World Cup Winner Bets on Polymarket (Source: Polymarket)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>That scale changes how these trades are read. A large win is no longer a curiosity when the market can support billions in open exposure.<\/p>\n<p>The company listed hundreds of additional contracts covering individual matches, group winners, goal totals, player performances, and tournament awards.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking on these numbers, Dara Campbell, a senior executive at Hashgraph Ventures, said:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;Everyone knew this World Cup would catapult prediction markets to another level. But the numbers are smashing expectations.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Meanwhile, this surge has produced several multimillion-dollar winners and losses.<\/p>\n<p>For context, <em>CryptoSlate <\/em>previously reported that a Polymarket account called <a href=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/world-cup-bettors-are-losing-millions-on-polymarkets-safe-favorites\/\">fishalive made about $9 million<\/a> after committing roughly $4.2 million to two positions against Spain in its match with Cape Verde. One of those trades involved about $427,000 wagered on Spain failing to win at an implied probability of roughly 9%.<\/p>\n<p>Spain\u2019s scoreless draw caused that position to pay approximately $4.7 million. A second position tied to Cape Verde covering a 2.5-goal spread produced another large payout.<\/p>\n<p>The size of those trades and the account\u2019s limited history prompted speculation online, though no public evidence has shown that the bettor possessed advance knowledge of the result.<\/p>\n<h2>Insider concerns follow market growth<\/h2>\n<p>Prediction markets allow users to buy and sell contracts that settle according to real-world events. Prices are commonly interpreted as the market\u2019s assessment of the probability that an outcome will occur.<\/p>\n<p>Supporters argue that financial incentives can produce useful forecasts by combining information held by many participants.<\/p>\n<p>Critics say the same structure can reward people who trade on confidential information, particularly when contracts involve government decisions, corporate announcements, or events that a small group can influence.<\/p>\n<p>As a result, Polymarket and Kalshi, the two largest prediction market platforms, introduced additional restrictions this year after several politically sensitive trades <a href=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/the-cftc-to-crack-down-on-the-growing-insider-problem-in-prediction-markets\/\">renewed scrutiny of insider activity<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Polymarket\u2019s rules prohibit people from trading on markets when they possess confidential information or can influence the result. <a href=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/200-insider-trading-probes-opened-on-kalshi-and-one-quiet-change-could-remake-prediction-markets-overnight\/\">Kalshi has imposed restrictions<\/a> on athletes, political candidates, and other participants connected to listed events.<\/p>\n<p>US lawmakers have also considered more than a dozen proposals addressing prediction markets. The measures include restrictions on sports contracts, political trading, <a href=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/trump-not-happy-with-crypto-prediction-markets-saying-the-world-is-a-casino-as-special-forces-soldier-arrested-for-insider-trading-on-polymarket\/\">markets tied to war and death,<\/a> and the use of campaign funds to place bets.<\/p>\n<p>The next test is whether platforms can show enough trade-surveillance detail to separate aggressive betting from privileged access as sports markets move from niche wagers into billion-dollar venues.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Three World Cup betting accounts walked away with $24.25 million after winning most of their settled positions, then sent the proceeds through the same Binance deposit address. The pattern has turned a string of big prediction-market wins into a question about fairness, surveillance, and who really has an edge in billion-dollar sports markets. 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