Key Takeaways Draftkings launched DKeX on June 26, shifting its prediction markets off CME and Crypto.com onto its own CFTC exchange. Draftkings Predictions hit roughly $11.3B in annualized trading volume for the week ended June 21, lifted by the World Cup. DKeX offers sports event contracts in 18 states under CFTC rules, reaching markets where sportsbooks are banned. From renting rails to owning the exchange Draftkings launched DKeX on June 26, a proprietary prediction-markets exchange built on technology and a Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) license it gained by buying Railbird Technologies in October 2025 – roughly eight months earlier. …

