Crypto.com has promoted Travis McGhee to Global Head of Predictions, where he will oversee the company’s growing portfolio of event contracts and prediction markets and lead its planned expansion into new jurisdictions, Finbold learned on Monday, November 17.
We are excited to announce the promotion of Travis McGhee to Global Head of Predictions as we further expand our event contracts and prediction markets offerings.
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— Crypto.com (@cryptocom) November 14, 2025
Expanding regulated prediction markets
The move comes after the rapid growth of Crypto.com’s predictions business, which launched in 2024 through its CFTC-registered exchange and clearinghouse, Crypto.com | Derivatives North America.
The platform now features event contracts across sports, financials, economics, and politics, and has expanded through integrations with Underdog, Truth Social, Hollywood.com, and MyPrize.
“We saw a significant opportunity when we first launched our initial sports event contracts in 2024, and their popularity and our platform have grown exponentially since,” said Kris Marszalek, Co-Founder and CEO of Crypto.com. “Travis is a proven financial technology leader who understands the importance of regulation and responsible innovation. We are thrilled to have Travis at the helm of such a high potential global offering for Crypto.com, and his appointment is a testament to our aggressive pursuit of this space.”
McGhee’s background
Before this promotion, McGhee served as Managing Director, Global Head of Capital Markets at Crypto.com, where he helped expand the firm’s product suite to include stock and ETF trading. He also previously served as CEO of Crypto.com | Derivatives North America.
Earlier in his career, McGhee was Chief Executive Officer of Nadex, a CFTC-regulated U.S. derivatives exchange acquired by Crypto.com. His prior experience includes roles at Tradestation, OptionsHouse, and TradeMonster, as well as options trading on the floor of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange.
“Crypto.com is broadly recognized as the most trusted providers of prediction market services, and that journey began when we became the first regulated platform to offer these services to users in the U.S., including the first to offer Sports,” said McGhee. “Prediction markets have proven to be part of mainstream digital engagement and I am excited to continue to build on Crypto.com’s leadership in this arena.”
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