# 86% Retention, $5M in 8 Weeks: Pred Just Opened Its Sports Exchange for the World Cup

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Podcast: [The Good Tech Companies](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-good-tech-companies-6882802)
Published: 2026-06-04T14:25:44+00:00
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This story was originally published on HackerNoon at: https://hackernoon.com/86percent-retention-$5m-in-8-weeks-pred-just-opened-its-sports-exchange-for-the-world-cup . Pred goes public on the World Cup after an 86% retention beta. Inside the case that sports trading is its own vertical — and why general prediction platforms ar Check more stories related to web3 at: https://hackernoon.com/c/web3 . You can also check exclusive content about #web3 , #pred , #prediction-markets , #cryptocurrency , #web3-prediction-markets , #sports-betting , #good-company , #technology , and more. This story was written by: @ishanpandey . Learn more about this writer by checking @ishanpandey's about page, and for more stories, please visit hackernoon.com . { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "FAQPage", "mainEntity": [ { "@type": "Question", "name": "What is Pred?", "acceptedAnswer": { "@type": "Answer", "text": "Pred is a peer-to-peer sports prediction exchange built on Base. Traders match positions through an on-chain order book, with USDC-denominated positions that earn native yield. Settlement is 200ms, market resolution is 3 minutes. Backed by Accel and Coinbase Ventures." } }, { "@type": "Question", "name": "What were Pred's beta metrics?", "acceptedAnswer": { "@type": "Answer", "text": "In an 8-week private beta, Pred achieved 86% week-over-week retention, 83% repeat deposit rate, and over 100,000 trades across 300+ invited users, generating approximately $5 million in notional volume." } }, { "@type": "Question", "name": "How is Pred different from a sportsbook?", "acceptedAnswer": { "@type": "Answer", "text": "Pred is a peer-to-peer exchange — traders set prices against each other, not against a house. Sportsbooks embed a 4–8% vig into every market. Pred charges a transpa…

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