Gemini and Apex strike deal to bring crypto prediction markets to brokerages

Gemini just found itself a distribution shortcut. The Winklevoss-led exchange has partnered with Apex Fintech Solutions to pipe its regulated prediction markets into brokerages across the country, leveraging the same infrastructure Apex already provides for Gemini’s US equities trading. The arrangement means brokerages plugged into Apex’s platform can offer Gemini Titan’s event contracts, covering politics, sports, and economics, through a single connection. No need to build out their own futures commission merchant capabilities. Why this matters for prediction markets Gemini’s own numbers tell the story: Q2 2026 saw a 93% quarter-over-quarter increase in prediction-market volume on its platform. Gemini Titan secured its CFTC Designated Contract Market license back in December 2025, and the company launched Gemini Predictions nationwide on December 15 of that year. The binary event contracts, which are cash-settled, let users take positions on outcomes ranging from election results to economic indicators. Then in August 2026, Gemini rolled out Gemini Olympus, its in-house derivatives clearing organization. The prediction market sector as a whole saw multi-billion dollar volumes in ...