Prediction Market Sees Record Monthly Trading Volume of $44.8 Billion in June, World Cup Monitoring Body Issued 7 Yellow Alerts

Odaily Planet Daily News: FIFA announced on July 21 that all 104 matches of the 2026 World Cup had no suspicious betting activity. The following day, the Copenhagen Group of the Council of Europe disclosed that it had issued 7 yellow alerts during its independent monitoring period, with 15 matches placed under enhanced surveillance. Yellow alerts, the lowest of four warning levels, cover abnormal odds fluctuations, social media rumors, or source information, and do not constitute evidence of manipulation. For the first time, this tournament featured continuous monitoring of prediction markets, with Kalshi and Polymarket recording nearly $2 billion in trading volume related to the final match. Major platforms saw a record monthly trading volume of $44.8 billion in June. FIFA's conclusion of no suspicious betting activity remains the official stance.