Two companies jointly announced that Elon Musk's social platform X (formerly known as Twitter) has officially designated the crypto prediction platform Polymarket as its "official prediction market partner," and announced the launch of a comprehensive product that integrates real-time market data, social media insights, and AI analytics.
This collaboration will allow users to view prediction market probabilities provided by Polymarket on the X platform, while linking X's real-time comments and Grok AI's analysis, providing millions of users with context-rich, data-driven insights. Shayne Coplan, CEO of Polymarket, stated that this integration will enable the platform to "seamlessly combine prediction market probabilities, Grok analysis, and X insights" for the first time.
Linda Yaccarino, CEO of X, added: "We are thrilled to partner with Polymarket and look forward to bringing our data and technology to Polymarket users through a series of innovative product integrations."
This collaboration is also one of the first deep integrations of Polymarket, self-described as "the most accurate, real-time market probability platform," with a major social platform. Since its launch in 2020, Polymarket has matured and garnered widespread attention during the 2024 U.S. elections due to a surge in trading volume, and has even reached a settlement with the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) prohibiting its use by U.S. users.
The news has sparked heated discussions, as just days ago, Musk had a social media conflict with Trump over political spending, and Trump's collaboration with the Kalshi platform was canceled just a few days earlier.
Kalshi had once collaborated with X's xAI, but that statement was withdrawn on the same day, and Trump Jr served as a strategic advisor for Kalshi. This choice of Polymarket by X is seen as a subtle contrast in policy and public opinion.
Although specific product details have not yet been announced, both parties have promised to launch a series of "integrated and unique experiences." This collaboration marks a step forward for X towards integrating AI, crypto, and prediction markets, and also showcases Musk's ambition to transform the platform into a "super app."
