Kingstown, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, May 21st, 2026 - NOW Wallet, a non-custodial crypto wallet that emphasizes security, multi-chain access, and a streamlined DeFi experience, has added native access to perpetual futures and prediction markets inside its application.
The integration links users directly to multiple decentralized trading platforms. For perpetual futures trading the wallet supports connections to Hyperliquid, Aster, Lighter, GMX, and dYdX. For prediction market activity, NOW Wallet connects to Polymarket and PancakeSwap. These services can be used from within the app, removing the need to switch to separate platforms or browser tabs for trading.
How perps and prediction markets differ
Perpetual futures - commonly known as perps - let traders take positions on crypto price movements without holding the underlying tokens. These instruments typically offer continuous trading, leverage, and the ability to short, features that have driven their wide adoption in digital asset markets.
Prediction markets operate on a different premise. Rather than tracking the price of an asset, they let participants take positions on the likelihood of discrete events. Examples include whether an asset will reach a particular price level or whether a specified outcome will occur. Market prices change as participants update expectations, and positions are resolved when events conclude.
Both categories have seen growth within decentralized finance in recent years, and NOW Wallet's update brings both types of markets into the same mobile wallet environment.
Consolidating a fragmented workflow
The company framed the development as a solution to a previously fragmented user experience. Historically, engaging with advanced DeFi trading tools often required managing separate accounts across multiple platforms, distributing funds across locations, and switching between apps and browser tabs to sign transactions and monitor positions. NOW Wallet's update centralizes those steps: users can connect to supported protocols, fund trading balances, sign on-chain transactions, and manage open positions while maintaining self-custody of their assets. The release notes emphasise that no centralised exchange accounts are required.
The stated aim is to make on-chain trading more direct, less fragmented, and more practical for mobile use.
Part of a wider shift in wallet functionality
NOW Wallet also positions this move within a broader evolution of wallets from simple storage tools to comprehensive access layers for DeFi. As more users run swaps, staking, trading, and use prediction markets concurrently, the expectation is that wallets should provide consolidated access to these services rather than acting only as a place to hold funds between sessions. Adding perps and prediction markets is a continuation of that transition for NOW Wallet.
About NOW Wallet
NOW Wallet is described as a non-custodial, multi-chain crypto wallet that supports storage, swaps, staking, fiat purchases, and dApp access across 70+ blockchain networks. The perps and prediction markets feature is available now in the latest version of the app.
Users can download NOW Wallet at: https://walletnow.app/
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