Polymarket
9.1Prediction Market
Crypto-funded prediction market covering politics, sport, economics, technology and world events.
Politics • Crypto • Sports • Finance
Funding: Crypto · App: Yes
Country guide
🇰🇷 Prediction markets in South Korea
South Korea permits only state-run betting pools and applies real-name banking rules to crypto.
14 prediction sites confirmed available in South Korea.
Prediction sites available in South Korea
Limitless
8.0Crypto Prediction Market
Onchain prediction exchange focused on fast crypto, macro and culture markets.
Crypto • Finance • Politics • Sports
Funding: Crypto · App: No
Crypto.com Prediction Markets
7.9Event Exchange
Event trading inside the Crypto.com app, launched through its regulated US derivatives arm.
Sports • Crypto • Economics • Politics
Funding: Fiat & Crypto · App: Yes
SX Bet
7.5Betting Exchange
Onchain peer-to-peer betting exchange focused on sport and esports.
Sports • Crypto • Politics
Funding: Crypto · App: No
Manifold
7.4Prediction Market
Play-money prediction market with a huge range of user-created questions.
Politics • Technology • Economics • Entertainment
Funding: Fiat · App: No
Futuur
7.3Prediction Market
Global prediction market offering both play-money and real-money markets.
Politics • Crypto • Sports • Economics
Funding: Fiat & Crypto · App: No
Overtime Markets
7.1Crypto Prediction Market
Onchain sports and event markets built on the Thales protocol.
Sports • Crypto
Funding: Crypto · App: No
Drift BET
7.0Crypto Prediction Market
Prediction markets built into the Drift decentralised exchange on Solana.
Crypto • Politics • Sports • Economics
Funding: Crypto · App: No
Metaculus
7.0Other
Forecasting platform with reputation scoring rather than financial stakes.
Technology • Economics • Politics • World Events
Funding: Fiat · App: No
Azuro
6.9Crypto Prediction Market
Decentralised prediction and betting liquidity protocol powering third-party front-ends.
Sports • Crypto • Politics
Funding: Crypto · App: No
Myriad Markets
6.8Prediction Market
Media-backed prediction market covering crypto, culture and current affairs.
Crypto • Entertainment • Politics • Technology
Funding: Crypto · App: No
Zeitgeist
6.5Crypto Prediction Market
Purpose-built prediction market blockchain with community-created markets.
Crypto • Politics • Technology • World Events
Funding: Crypto · App: No
Good Judgment Open
4.2Prediction Market
Free forecasting tournament platform run by the team behind superforecasting research.
Politics • World Events • Economics • Technology
Funding: Fiat · App: No
INFER
3.9Prediction Market
Crowd forecasting platform focused on science, technology and national security questions.
Technology • World Events • Politics • Economics
Funding: Fiat · App: No
Availability in South Korea
Most commercial prediction markets restrict South Korea. Forecasting platforms remain usable.
Regulation in South Korea
Betting outside licensed state pools is criminalised. The FSC enforces real-name accounts at registered exchanges and bans anonymous crypto transfers.
How prediction markets work here
Pick a site that accepts South Korea residents, create an account or connect a self-custody wallet, then fund it. On an exchange you buy and sell contracts against other users rather than against a bookmaker, and each contract settles at its full value or at zero once the outcome is confirmed. Prices move as opinion changes, so you can close a position early rather than waiting for settlement.
Deposits and withdrawals
Funding options in South Korea depend on the platform type. Regulated exchanges use cards and bank transfers in local or major currencies and require identity verification first. Crypto-native platforms take stablecoin deposits, usually USDC on a low-fee network, and withdraw back to your own wallet. Check withdrawal fees and minimums on each listing before depositing.