Limitless Exchange vs Myriad Markets

Limitless Exchange was founded in late 2023 by CJ Hetherington, Rev Miller, Roman Mogylnyi, and Dima Horshkov to solve the core structural friction plaguing first-generation decentralized prediction platforms: slow settlement speeds, high gas costs, and poor liquidity for short-term events. Recognizing that platforms like Polymarket focused primarily on macro multi-month political events, the team engineered Limitless as a high-velocity protocol specifically optimized for micro-duration contracts—such as hourly crypto price brackets, daily equity moves, and real-time social metrics.

Built on Coinbase’s Ethereum Layer-2 network Base, Limitless pairs on-chain order execution with hybrid Central Limit Order Book (CLOB) architecture to eliminate automated market maker (AMM) slippage while preserving non-custodial wallet interaction. The protocol quickly attracted institutional backing, raising a $3 million pre-seed round led by 1confirmation alongside Coinbase Ventures, followed by a $4 million strategic round backed by Arthur Hayes’ Maelstrom fund and a major $10 million Series A expansion in late 2025. To further lower trading barriers, Limitless allows users to state arbitrary market conditions using natural language, which smart contracts automatically parse into tradable binary contracts.

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Myriad Markets was launched in early 2025 under DASTAN Inc.—the Web3 media conglomerate formed by the high-profile merger of Decrypt Media and Rug Radio. Built on the Arbitrum Layer-2 blockchain with cross-chain expansion to BNB Chain, Myriad was engineered to overcome the "destination app problem" of traditional prediction venues. Instead of forcing users to navigate to a isolated exchange portal like Polymarket or Kalshi, Myriad embeds prediction contracts directly into news articles, X (formerly Twitter) threads, and media feeds where online discourse naturally occurs.

Through the Myriad Browser Extension and lightweight web widgets, readers browsing crypto news or social media can inspect live odds and trade binary outcome contracts directly within their browser context. The protocol uses Automated Market Maker (AMM) liquidity pools backed by stablecoins like USDC and USDT, allowing users to speculate on real-time news headlines, political developments, and crypto milestones without leaving the publisher's domain. Settlement is handled trustlessly through blended oracle networks and optimistic resolution frameworks tied to verifiable news sources.

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