YZi Labs has announced a strategic additional investment in prediction market platform Predict.fun following the second season of its EASY Residency program, according to an official update from the firm. The follow‑on round brings in Susquehanna Crypto, the digital asset trading arm of global quantitative trading firm Susquehanna International Group, signaling growing institutional interest in on‑chain prediction markets.

The Predict.fun team graduated from YZi Labs’ EASY Residency Season 2 cohort, unveiled during Binance Blockchain Week, where the incubator highlighted the protocol’s blend of DeFi yield, self‑custody and gasless UX as the basis for “mainstream prediction markets.” YZi Labs described Predict.fun as enabling a new class of event trading by routing user collateral into DeFi strategies while positions are open, turning predictions into a yield‑generating primitive rather than idle bets.

Predict.fun growth since residency

Since its launch in December 2025, Predict.fun has processed more than 4 million orders and surpassed $1.8 billion in cumulative trading volume, according to figures shared by YZi Labs and third‑party coverage. Trust Wallet, which recently integrated Predict.fun, said the protocol has handled over $1.7 billion in volume across roughly 125,000 users and 3.7 million transactions, underscoring the pace of adoption on BNB Chain.

Built as a self‑custodial app on BNB Chain, Predict.fun lets users trade on outcomes across crypto prices, sports, politics and macro events using USDT, while their collateral earns DeFi yield in the background. The platform resolves markets using a combination of AI‑assisted proposals, human verification against reputable data sources and UMA’s Optimistic Oracle, a design YZi Labs says balances automation with accountability for high‑stakes outcomes.

Strategic bet on on‑chain prediction markets

Susquehanna Crypto’s participation aligns Predict.fun with one of the world’s largest options and ETF market makers, adding credibility as prediction protocols vie to become institutional‑grade trading venues. Data from YZi Labs shows that the EASY Residency network now backs multiple prediction and trading projects, with Predict.fun singled out as BNB Chain’s “dominant prediction market” and a core beneficiary of the firm’s $1 billion Builder Fund for the ecosystem.

For YZi Labs, doubling down on Predict.fun fits a strategy of investing at the intersection of Web3 and AI, with on‑chain markets framed as both retail‑facing products and data feeds for more advanced models. If the protocol can sustain multi‑billion‑dollar volumes while keeping slippage low and resolutions trusted, the latest round positions it to compete with centralized prediction venues and emerging rivals across other L1s and L2s.