Prediction markets are entering a new phase of maturity, and the numbers now make that shift impossible to ignore. Over the past week, the sector generated more than $2.7 million in fees, marking an all-time high for the category. The milestone signals more than rising activity. It highlights a clear change in trader behavior, platform design priorities, and how market participants choose to express conviction. Rather than betting on long-range outcomes or multi-week narratives, traders are increasingly paying for speed, resolution, and immediacy. Fees, widely considered the cleanest measure of real demand, show that willingness to pay is clustering around
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