Longshot launches prediction market on Base with free and paid contests

Prediction markets keep multiplying, and the latest entrant is betting that Base is the right home for its blend of sports picks and crypto price guessing. Longshot, a prediction market platform, went live on Base on August 10, 2026, with an alpha launch that immediately started onboarding users into a mix of free and paid contest formats. The platform structures its offerings around familiar fantasy-sports-style contest formats: Survivor, Bracket, Roster, and Lineups. How Longshot actually works Free contests sit alongside paid entries that start at $2, with prize pools ranging from $100 to $250 depending on the format and participation levels. For a $10 entry, recent winners on the platform’s leaderboards have been taking home payouts in the $17 to $18 range. Beyond traditional sports forecasting, Longshot offers real-time crypto price direction bets. Users can predict whether BTC, ETH, or SOL will move up or down within five-minute windows. The platform also introduced what it calls “culture markets” around August 19 to 21, 2026, roughly a week and a half after alpha launch, expanding the prediction surface area beyond sports and crypto prices into broader cultural events. Early...