What Does 'Mentions Market' Mean?

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FORCE: Degen EconomyUNIVERSE: TradingCLUSTER: Prediction Markets

A prediction-market contract betting on whether a specific person will say a particular word during a public appearance, such as a press conference or interview.

REAL-WORLD EXAMPLE

"There's a whole mentions market on whether he says a specific word in tonight's press conference."

LORE & ORIGIN

Referenced directly in CFTC comment materials on prediction markets as a real, discussed contract type, naming the specific practice of turning someone's word choice into a tradeable event.

FIRST SEEN

2026-04

PEAK POPULARITY

2026 (Prediction Markets)

CURRENT STATUS

Mainstream Slang

Related To:Event Contract

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EQUIVALENT CONCEPTS IN OTHER LANGUAGES

中文 zh-CN发言词预测盘 →日本語 ja-JP発言ワード市場 →한국어 ko-KR언급 마켓 →Español es-ESmercado de menciones →Português pt-BRmercado de menções →Français fr-FRmarché de mentions →

AURA IMPACT ⓘ

+5 AURA

TREND STATUS

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CULTURE CATEGORY

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RELATED TERMS

Event Contract

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TikTok

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YouTube

20%

Twitter / X

14%

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