Why your bets feel slow: Crypto.com lets pros trade sports events ahead of regular users by 3 seconds
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If your sports bets on Crypto.com feel late, they are. According to a disclosure, the exchange now places a three‑second delay on every sports wager from regular users, while professional market makers trade with no pause. Crypto.com is one of the first US‑regulated exchanges to offer contracts tied directly to game results. The pause affects people placing real‑time bets on scores and final outcomes. Market makers stay exempt. The change was cleared through a filing sent to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission on July 30 and placed inside the platform’s public FAQs. The delay does not hit market makers, who are often full‑time professional trading firms. That lets them change prices before fast moves from other customers land on the book. The risk is highest for people sitting inside stadiums who see goals, fouls, and injuries before anyone watching on TV. A spokesperson for Crypto.com allegedly said the change “supports liquidity and fairness.” The spokesperson added, “This is a disclosed rule in our FAQs.” The exchange said the rule is designed to handle sharp price changes during live games, where betting traffic and losses can stack up within seconds. Kalshi files for order delays Crypto.com is not the only platform moving in this direction. Kalshi Inc., another major prediction market exchange, has submitted its own paperwork to regulators that would allow it to delay certain orders moving through its system. The proposal now sits inside a ten‑business‑day review window at the CFTC. The filing does not spell out which customers would face the slowdown or whether some users would be exempt. If the regulator raises no issues during the review, the delay could take effect as soon as this week. The push for delays arrives as prediction markets expand fast, driven in large part by heavy trading around sports games.…
Filed under: News - @ December 8, 2025 7:29 pm