DATA.BET accelerates its prediction markets with 5-minute cycles
Prediction markets are no longer measured in months. DATA.BET launched an update to the offering it debuted in April 2026, and its centerpiece is Up or Down, a market type designed for the cryptocurrency category that settles across five distinct horizons: 5 minutes, 15 minutes, 1 hour, 4 hours, and daily. Each market starts from a price to be surpassed, and the player bets up or down with standard decimal odds.
For the operator, this temporal compression means multiplying betting opportunities within the same session, with a repeatable rhythm that coexists with longer-term political and economic events and operates independently of the sports calendar.
The update also incorporates a layer of context that was previously missing. A dedicated widget displays the asset's price in real-time, the target line drawn on the chart, and a countdown to settlement, while the cryptocurrency and finance categories incorporate live and historical price data covering everything from BTC and ETH to commodities like gold and oil. Odds history widgets, with 1-day, 1-week, 1-month, and all-time frames, have been extended to all categories and are added to volume figures and resolution conditions published before each market opens.
In terms of integration, prediction markets can now be connected via API in addition to the previously announced iframe. Operators working with DATA.BET can enable it with their existing credentials for the odds feed and sports events API, without the need to open a separate integration project. The version also brings general system optimization, content management improvements, and continuous development of the liquidity module, aimed at greater stability and faster response.
Rostyslav Likhtin, the company's Head of Product, stated that prediction markets were created to provide operators with a dynamic, always-on offering that functions independently of the sports calendar, and suggested that the work focuses on faster operations, more readable content, and simpler implementation, describing it as just the first step in the product's planned journey.
DATA.BET is a B2B provider specializing in data and betting solutions for esports, with its own odds feed and content for operators, which in the last year expanded its offering to prediction markets as a vertical independent of the traditional sports calendar.
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