Jupiter & Kalshi don launch Beta for Solana F1 GP Prediction Market
Solana DEX aggregator wey dem dey call Jupiter don join hand wit US-regulated exchange Kalshi to launch beta prediction market for F1 Mexico Grand Prix. From October 22, traders fit use Phantom plus other Solana wallets buy binary YES/NO contracts on drivers wey dem think go win the race on October 27 for Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez. The contracts dey trade from $0.01 to $0.99, wey show how e be say the drivers get chance to win—right now Max Verstappen get 47.6%, Lando Norris get 27.3%, Oscar Piastri get 23%. For beta time, dem generate $52,290 volume soon after dem launch am. Jupiter prediction market don connect Kalshi event data API to check results and e get V6 aggregator to make liquidity routing beta and reduce fees. With small bet sizes, fast on-chain settlements plus Solana speed, the platform gats both F1 fans and DeFi traders. Jupiter total value wey dey locked don climb to $3.76 billion, e make am second biggest DeFi protocol for Solana. Dis launch mean say dem dey move from just token swaps go regulated derivatives. Overall TVL for on-chain prediction markets na $241.9 million, Polymarket lead with $215.55 million. Traders fit use this new DeFi tool to create new strategies for Solana.
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Jupiter beta new prediction market for Solana dey expected to make network usage go up and push demand for SOL for short and long term. For short term, di F1 Mexico GP betting go cause transaction volume and fees spike, e go benefit validators plus token burn system dem. For long term, to expand into regulated derivatives with Kalshi integration dey go make Solana DeFi ecosystem plus platform more useful, e go attract more users and money enter SOL staking and governance. Overall, dis development dey support good outlook for SOL.