Crypto.com has promoted Travis McGee to global head of forecasting, where he will oversee the company's growing portfolio of event contracts and prediction markets and lead its expansion plans into new jurisdictions, Finvold revealed on Monday, November 17th.
As we further expand our event contracting and prediction market offerings, we are pleased to announce the promotion of Travis McGhee to Global Head of Forecasting.
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— Crypto.com (@cryptocom) November 14, 2025
Expansion of regulated prediction markets
The move follows rapid growth in Crypto.com's prediction business, launched in 2024 through Crypto.com |, a CFTC-registered exchange and clearing house. North American derivatives.
The platform now features event deals across sports, finance, economics and politics, and has expanded through integrations with Underdog, Truth Social, Hollywood.com and MyPrize.
“We saw a huge opportunity when we launched our first sporting event deal in 2024. Since then, its popularity and our platform have grown exponentially.” Kris Marszalek, co-founder and CEO of Crypto.com, said: “Travis is a proven financial technology leader who understands the importance of regulation and responsible innovation. We are excited to have him at the helm of such a high-potential global offering at Crypto.com. His appointment is a testament to our aggressive pursuit of this space.”
Maggie's career
Prior to this promotion, McGhee served as Managing Director and Global Head of Capital Markets at Crypto.com, where he helped expand the company's product suite to include equity and ETF trading. He previously served as CEO of Crypto.com. North American derivatives.
Earlier in his career, he served as Chief Executive Officer of Nadex, a CFTC-regulated US derivatives exchange that was acquired by Crypto.com. His previous experience includes roles at Tradestation, OptionsHouse, and TradeMonster, as well as options trading on the floor of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange.
“Crypto.com is widely recognized as the most trusted provider of prediction market services, and our journey began when we became the first regulated platform to offer these services to users in the United States, including the first platform to offer sports.” said Maggie. “Prediction markets have proven to be part of mainstream digital engagement, and we are excited to continue to further strengthen Crypto.com’s leadership in this space.”
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