Prediction Markets Face Scrutiny as Sustainable Investment Vehicles

New York, Sunday, 1 February 2026.
As Robinhood and Coinbase enter the prediction market sector in early 2026, analysts are scrutinizing whether these platforms represent sustainable long-term investments or merely short-term speculative tools. While Galaxy Digital identifies this as new financial infrastructure for pricing uncertainty, the inherent volatility of binary outcomes raises critical questions about their viability in a diversified portfolio compared to traditional assets.