--- title: "“Biblical Levels of Insider Trading”: New Prediction Market Monetizes Anything in Livestreams" description: "A new prediction market claims to let you bet on potentially any event that happens on a livestream, raising obvious inside trading concerns." date: "2026-08-23" modified: "2026-08-23" authors: - name: "Frank Landymore" job_title: "Contributing Writer" link: "https://futurism.com/authors/flandymore" url: "https://futurism.com/future-society/new-prediction-market-livestreams" categories: - "Finance" - "Future Society" --- # “Biblical Levels of Insider Trading”: New Prediction Market Monetizes Anything in Livestreams ![A photo of a young man sitting in front of a computer.]() *Shutterstock / Futurism* A new prediction market has entered the fold, seemingly determined to give the [rampant insider trading]() that its competitors have become known for a run for its money. Called "CRSHMARKET," the platform purportedly allows users to bet on potentially any event that happens in a livestream. Gamers playing on Twitch and weird "IRL streamers" that [film themselves being a public nuisance on Kick]() are now effectively fodder for gamblers. "What if any livestream could become a prediction market?" the company asked in a [post on X]() that recently went viral, which included a brief video ad. "Will her Uber arrive in under 2 minutes? Will he get her phone number? Will he score the next goal?" These are "markets that have never existed before," the company added, "until now." There's probably a reason for that. CRSHMARKET's post, in a mildly successful bit of ragebait marketing, caused people to blow a gasket over the corrupt and fixed bets that it could easily enable. "We gotta outlaw these things," one user [wrote](). This is "about to produce biblical levels of insider trading and money laundering," another commenter [fumed](). The only assurance CRSHMARKET could offer to this accusation: "We got that covered :)," it [replied](). Does it? How is CRSHMARKET supposed to ensure that livestreamers don't just start faking stuff to win out bets or tell their friends ahead of time what's going to happen on their next stream? It's hard enough to stop this with major real world events on platforms like Polymarket, where even [government]() and [military insiders are illegally profiting off of their information](). The stakes are arguably much lower with livestreams and are more likely to go overlooked. Now to be clear, it's unclear just how legit of an operation this is. It hasn't received any real media coverage or much attention outside its recent viral post. But it does appear to be a real, albeit sleazy, service. Its CEO and cofounder, 21-year-old Evan Rama, is also behind a "live college dating show" called KupidTV, which [according to the student-run newspaper *The Mercury*]() at the University of Texas, Dallas, is being sued for allegedly launching a bot attack on a competitor that refused its buyout offer. In April, *The Mercury* noted, Rama announced that KupidTV had rebranded to CRSHMARKET. Earlier this week, Rama made a post on LinkedIn [claiming]() that CRSHMARKET just surpassed $10 million in trading volume in just 45 days, and later [gloated]() on X that his "team has mastered virality" after the ad went somewhat viral. **More on prediction markets:** [*Kalshi Defends Plan to Bet on Outcomes of Clinical Trials*]() ## Author At Futurism, my work has often centered on bringing a sense of clarity and insight to complex topics ranging from the regulation of emerging technologies to the esoteric ideologies of Silicon Valley executives, while striving not to lose the poetic sense of awe inspired by often-obscure fields like astrophysics and quantum computing. I broke the story of CNET using AI to produce articles that turned out to be riddled with factual errors and plagiarism — a dam-breaking inflection point, as I've reported, that's inspired copycats and endless discourse while beguiling stakeholders ranging from tech giants to purveyors of spam around the web. My work at Futurism has been cited by publications including CBS News, the Los Angeles Times, Vice, Gizmodo, Engadget, the Verge, and Vanity Fair. I grew up in locales ranging from India to China, and now live in the exotic suburbs of Virginia. In my free time, I'm an avid reader of weird sci-fi literature, an aficionado of East Asian cinema, and, regrettably, a relapsed gamer. Allegedly, I’m working on a debut novel, currently untitled. ### Author social links [Bluesky]()