PPP, a prediction market tracking tool, said a wallet that is down $550,000 entered a $200,000 position on FUT to beat Furia in Polymarket’s market for the CS2 EWC match between the two teams. The wallet address was listed as 0xcd30f4698c6f5f3829893e68e183a8e5ea18f316. Its average entry price was 39.7 cents, and the trade totaled 500,998.8 shares. The FUT vs. Furia match is scheduled to start at 22:00 on Aug. 22 and will be played in a best-of-three format. The source note described Furia as the stronger side, while calling FUT a dark horse team in this EWC event.

PPP monitoring showed that in Polymarket’s "CS2 EWC Cup Spirit vs. Vitality" prediction event, an account that had lost nearly $1.2 million bought $155,000 worth of Spirit to beat Vitality at an average entry price of 42.9 cents. The position totaled 360,316.9 shares. The same account also bought $68,000 of Game 1 Spirit to win. The match started at 1:00 on Aug. 22 and is a best-of-three series. Spirit led Game 1 11:9 at the time of the report.

Bitcoin miner Cango Inc. announced a $10.5 million investment from EWCL at $1.50 per Class B share. Post-transaction, EWCL's voting power jumps from 36.68% to 49.61%. Funds will boost mining ops and energy/AI compute expansion.

PPP’s prediction market tracker shows BLG with an implied 89% chance of beating TT in the predict.fun market for the LPL third stage matchup. The BO3 series is scheduled for 7 p.m. tonight. BLG is set to play with an adjusted roster, with pre-match listings showing Bin out of the starting top-lane role and Wenbo stepping in. The lineup change comes after Bin drew heavy scrutiny during EWC, including criticism over several moments in BLG’s match against DK, where his impact fell short of expectations and some teamfight and laning decisions were questioned.

PPP’s prediction market tracker shows DK holding a 68% win probability in predict.fun’s market for the League of Legends Esports World Cup final against KC. The title match is scheduled for tonight, Beijing time, and will be played as a best-of-five in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, with the winner taking the EWC championship trophy. KC reached the final for the first time after advancing from the group-stage lower bracket, where it beat Team Secret and Sentinels to make the knockout stage. The team then eliminated AG.AL and T1 to secure its place in the championship series. DK took a different route, defeating FURIA, G2, and BLG before beating defending champion GEN in the semifinal. That result sent DK into the final and set up a meeting between a first-time EWC finalist from Europe and an LCK heavyweight back on the international final stage.

PPP, a prediction market tracking tool, said a Polymarket account identified as suntori bought $100,000 worth of shares on T1 to defeat HLE in the “League of Legends EWC quarterfinal: T1 vs HLE” market. The wallet address, 0xe9076a87c5ed90ef16e6fe6529c943baeca0cff6, has recorded cumulative losses of more than $5.5 million, according to the monitoring data. The T1 position was opened at an average price of 34.1 cents and totals 309,035.8 shares. The same address also holds a $25,000 position on “Game 1 HLE beats T1,” opened at 61.3 cents. The match is scheduled to start at 19:00 on July 17, 2026, in a best-of-three format. Odaily noted that HLE recently won the League of Legends MSI title and is viewed as one of the favorites for the EWC championship, while T1 has posted only average results in recent top-level events but still has a chance to beat HLE.

ForeGate, an event prediction trading platform endorsed globally by former footballer Michael Owen, has launched a dedicated section for the Esports World Cup, or EWC. The new hub covers the tournament’s major events and includes real-time match tracking as well as AI-based prediction tools. Alongside the rollout, ForeGate has also started a limited-time esports prediction trading campaign with a total prize pool of 500,000 USDT. Users who trade during the event can share the pool. The campaign runs from July 16 at 14:00 to Aug. 24 at 16:00, UTC+8. ForeGate said the move extends its event prediction market offering centered on high-frequency sports and esports. The platform is currently accessible through major DApp wallets including Binance Wallet and OKX Wallet.

PPP, a prediction-market tracking tool, shows that predict.fun is currently pricing BLG with a 51% chance of beating T1 in the "League of Legends EWC group stage BLG vs. T1" market. The match is set to begin soon and will be played in a best-of-one format. In the opening round of the group stage on the previous day, T1 defeated GAM, while BLG beat Movistar KOI. That leaves both teams entering this head-to-head matchup with one win already on the board. The reading reflects the latest probability shown in the market at the time of monitoring.