195 Days and Done: Why This Crypto Prediction Platform Just Shut Down

Fireplace, the prediction markets trading terminal that raised $1.5 million in February, told users on August 10 that it is shutting down and gave them until September 30 at 23:59 UTC to close positions, withdraw funds, and export their accounts.

“We’re shutting down Fireplace,” the company posted. “To everyone who traded with us and supported us along the way, thank you. It was a hell of a run.” No reason for the closure appears anywhere in the announcement, and a reply asking whether the problem was volume drew no response from the company. Fireplace asked anyone building in prediction markets and interested in its technology to contact the team directly. The terminal stays online until September 30 at 23:59 UTC.

We’re shutting down Fireplace.

To everyone who traded with us and supported us along the way – thank you. It was a hell of a run.

The site stays open until the end of September so you can close positions, withdraw funds, and export your account. Please do it before September…

— fireplace (@fireplacegg) August 10, 2026

Closure

Fireplace launched publicly on January 27 and announced its pre-seed round on February 18, putting 195 days between the launch and the wind-down.

Frachtis led the round, joined by White Star Capital and syndicate rounds on Legion and Echo. Fireplace said at the time that it had more than 30,000 traders on a waitlist, over 10,000 followers on X, and the Polymarket builders badge.