Galactic Markets Launches to Redefine Media Engagement, Naming NFL Alumni as First Partner

Galactic’s blockchain-powered prediction markets empower media enterprises to unlock new engagement opportunities and restore truth and transparency in public discourse

Tuesday, 11th February, 2025 — LONDON: Galactic, a new technology company pioneering blockchain-powered prediction markets, launches today, announcing the NFL Alumni as its first major partner.

With the number of Americans confident in the media’s ability to report fully, accurately, and fairly reducing from 72% in the 1970s down to just 31% in 2024, there is significant demand for mechanisms that give audiences their say, and reward their accuracy.

In response to this demand, Galactic launches as a solution to rebuild trust in media and public discourse, empowering brands to capitalize on their audience’s opinions and reward their expertise through integrated prediction markets.

Stuart Stott, CEO at Galactic, comments: “We’re living in a time of extreme division, primed for the restoration of balance. Using the power of blockchain technology, we can unlock a new kind of media engagement that creates a sustainable revenue source for the most loved brands in the world — while creating new opportunities for their audiences to capitalize on their knowledge, expertise, and opinions.”

The platform, underpinned by the Truth Network in partnership with enterprise blockchain Aventus, addresses the flaws of traditional prediction markets — including centralization, manipulation, and opaque decision-making. By decentralizing verification across thousands of independent nodes, Truth Network ensures that Galactic’s prediction market outcomes are impartial and immutable. It also leverages the shared security, scalability and interoperability of the Polkadot ecosystem via Aventus, a Polkadot parachain.

Alan Vey, Founder of Aventus, adds: “This partnership demonstrates the potential of blockchain technology to transform media engagement. By leveraging Aventus and the Polkadot ecosystem, we are ensuring that Galactic’s prediction markets are not only secure and scalable but also transparent and impartial. This is a powerful example of how decentralized technologies can restore trust in public discourse and deliver real value to both media brands and their audiences.”

By seamlessly integrating prediction markets into enterprise media ecosystems, Galactic empowers brands to unlock new engagement, create sustainable revenue streams, and empower their readers to capitalize on their knowledge, expertise, and opinions.

Galactic’s inaugural partnership with the NFL Alumni — the oldest, most well-known and well-respected retired player organization in professional sports — will blend decades of expertise from some of the world’s top football athletes with a shared love for the game amongst fans and Alumni members, driving engagement with diverse generations of football fans.

Brad Edwards, CEO at the NFL Alumni, says: “This partnership is truly one-of-a-kind, and an important component of our NIL vertical for former players. By harnessing the knowledge of the greatest players to ever step onto the field, and combining it with Galactic’s cutting-edge technology that provides verifiable information, statistics, and predictions, we’re bringing fans closer to the game in ways that were never possible before. This is where innovation meets legacy.”

About Galactic

Galactic is the media engagement engine empowering brands to capitalize on their audience’s opinions and reward their expertise through integrated prediction markets. Its seamless predictions portal empowers media enterprises to incentivize deeper engagement, monetize their readership by giving audiences their say, and rewarding their accuracy.

For more information, visit galacticmarkets.io, or follow @galacticmarkets on X.

About NFL Alumni

Founded in 1967 by a small group of successful retired NFL players, the National Football League Alumni is the oldest, most well-known and well-respected retired player organization in professional sports. Membership includes thousands of retired players, coaches, front office executives, spouses, cheerleaders, and avid fans. A primary mission of NFL Alumni is “Caring for Our Own” as we inform, assist, and serve players in their post-NFL lives. Alumni are offered a diverse package of medical, business, and legal services to help keep them and their families healthy, productive, and connected to the league and their former teammates. NFLA is a non-profit organization.