diff --git a/app/components/UI/Predict/constants/feedConfig.test.ts b/app/components/UI/Predict/constants/feedConfig.test.ts
index c279111e85c..f1af70a02fc 100644
--- a/app/components/UI/Predict/constants/feedConfig.test.ts
+++ b/app/components/UI/Predict/constants/feedConfig.test.ts
@@ -29,9 +29,9 @@ describe('feedConfig', () => {
       'crypto',
       'live',
       'trending',
-      'popular-today',
     ]);
     expect(isPredictFeedId('world-cup')).toBe(false);
+    expect(isPredictFeedId('popular-today')).toBe(false);
   });
 
   it.each(PREDICT_FEED_IDS)('resolves known feed id %s', (feedId) => {
@@ -95,9 +95,7 @@ describe('feedConfig', () => {
   });
 
   it('represents hidden-tab feeds with exactly one tab', () => {
-    (
-      ['politics', 'crypto', 'live', 'trending', 'popular-today'] as const
-    ).forEach((feedId) => {
+    (['politics', 'crypto', 'live', 'trending'] as const).forEach((feedId) => {
       expect(PREDICT_FEED_REGISTRY[feedId].tabs).toHaveLength(1);
     });
   });
@@ -128,9 +126,6 @@ describe('feedConfig', () => {
   });
 
   it('resolves the dynamic filter config for a feed from the registry', () => {
-    expect(resolvePredictFeedDynamicFilterConfig('popular-today')).toBe(
-      PREDICT_FEED_REGISTRY['popular-today'].tabs[0].filters.dynamic,
-    );
     expect(resolvePredictFeedDynamicFilterConfig('trending')).toBe(
       PREDICT_FEED_REGISTRY.trending.tabs[0].filters.dynamic,
     );
diff --git a/app/components/UI/Predict/constants/feedConfig.ts b/app/components/UI/Predict/constants/feedConfig.ts
index 9fef011b20d..22379a231b0 100644
--- a/app/components/UI/Predict/constants/feedConfig.ts
+++ b/app/components/UI/Predict/constants/feedConfig.ts
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ export const PREDICT_FEED_IDS = [
   'crypto',
   'live',
   'trending',
-  'popular-today',
 ] as const;
 
 export type PredictFeedId = (typeof PREDICT_FEED_IDS)[number];
@@ -246,39 +245,6 @@ export const PREDICT_FEED_REGISTRY: Record<PredictFeedId, PredictFeedConfig> = {
       },
     ],
   },
-  'popular-today': {
-    id: 'popular-today',
-    titleKey: 'predict.feed.popular_today',
-    header: {
-      showBackButton: true,
-      showSearchButton: true,
-    },
-    tabs: [
-      {
-        id: 'all',
-        titleKey: 'predict.feed.popular_today',
-        defaultFilterId: 'all',
-        filters: {
-          static: [
-            createAllFilter({
-              status: 'open',
-              order: 'volume24hr',
-              limit: 12,
-            }),
-          ],
-          dynamic: {
-            source: 'related-tags',
-            baseTagSlug: 'all',
-            baseParams: {
-              status: 'open',
-              order: 'volume24hr',
-              limit: 12,
-            },
-          },
-        },
-      },
-    ],
-  },
 };
 
 const PREDICT_FEED_ID_SET = new Set<string>(PREDICT_FEED_IDS);
diff --git a/app/components/UI/Predict/hooks/usePredictFeedConfig.test.ts b/app/components/UI/Predict/hooks/usePredictFeedConfig.test.ts
index 935e6c5f393..2d27218b4d0 100644
--- a/app/components/UI/Predict/hooks/usePredictFeedConfig.test.ts
+++ b/app/components/UI/Predict/hooks/usePredictFeedConfig.test.ts
@@ -187,7 +187,6 @@ describe('usePredictFeedConfig', () => {
       ['crypto', 'crypto'],
       ['sports', 'sports'],
       ['trending', 'all'],
-      ['popular-today', 'all'],
     ])(
       'passes baseTagSlug "%s" -> "%s" to usePredictFilterOptions',
       (feedId, expectedSlug) => {
diff --git a/app/components/UI/Predict/types/navigation.ts b/app/components/UI/Predict/types/navigation.ts
index e2ee4c3d1ca..6eeaa7d7029 100644
--- a/app/components/UI/Predict/types/navigation.ts
+++ b/app/components/UI/Predict/types/navigation.ts
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ export interface PredictMarketListRouteParams {
  * Generic Predict feed route parameters.
  *
  * Consumed by the config-driven `PredictFeedView` (powers Sports / Politics /
- * Crypto / Live / Trending / Popular Today). Carries stable IDs only — the
+ * Crypto / Live / Trending). Carries stable IDs only — the
  * view resolves them into a render-ready config via `usePredictFeedConfig`.
  * The route registration + deeplink parsing that populates these params lands
  * separately (route + deeplinks ticket); the view reads them via `useRoute`.
diff --git a/app/components/UI/Predict/views/PredictFeedView/PredictFeedView.test.tsx b/app/components/UI/Predict/views/PredictFeedView/PredictFeedView.test.tsx
index 0f28fb762a3..2e0fbe52c40 100644
--- a/app/components/UI/Predict/views/PredictFeedView/PredictFeedView.test.tsx
+++ b/app/components/UI/Predict/views/PredictFeedView/PredictFeedView.test.tsx
@@ -593,10 +593,10 @@ describe('PredictFeedView', () => {
     });
 
     it('delays trackFeedViewed until a dynamic initialFilterId resolves', () => {
-      // Simulate entry from a Popular-Today home chip: initialFilterId targets a
+      // Simulate entry from a Popular Today home chip: initialFilterId targets a
       // dynamic filter that hasn't loaded yet.
       mockRouteParams = {
-        feedId: 'popular-today',
+        feedId: 'trending',
         initialFilterId: 'soccer',
         entryPoint: 'home_chip',
       };
@@ -605,7 +605,7 @@ describe('PredictFeedView', () => {
       // default ('all') because the dynamic option hasn't resolved yet.
       mockUsePredictFeedConfig.mockReturnValue(
         feedConfigResult({
-          feedId: 'popular-today',
+          feedId: 'trending',
           dynamicFilters: { status: 'loading' },
           activeFilterId: 'all',
         }),
@@ -619,7 +619,7 @@ describe('PredictFeedView', () => {
       // Dynamic filters resolve; the pending filter is now applied.
       mockUsePredictFeedConfig.mockReturnValue(
         feedConfigResult({
-          feedId: 'popular-today',
+          feedId: 'trending',
           dynamicFilters: { status: 'ready' },
           activeFilterId: 'soccer',
           filters: [
@@ -649,7 +649,7 @@ describe('PredictFeedView', () => {
 
       expect(mockTrackFeedViewed).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
       expect(mockTrackFeedViewed).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
-        feedId: 'popular-today',
+        feedId: 'trending',
         tabId: 'basketball',
         filterId: 'soccer',
         trackingMode: 'focus',
@@ -659,7 +659,7 @@ describe('PredictFeedView', () => {
 
     it('fires trackFeedViewed with fallback filter when dynamic loading fails (unavailable)', () => {
       mockRouteParams = {
-        feedId: 'popular-today',
+        feedId: 'trending',
         initialFilterId: 'soccer',
         entryPoint: 'home_chip',
       };
@@ -667,7 +667,7 @@ describe('PredictFeedView', () => {
       // Initially loading.
       mockUsePredictFeedConfig.mockReturnValue(
         feedConfigResult({
-          feedId: 'popular-today',
+          feedId: 'trending',
           dynamicFilters: { status: 'loading' },
           activeFilterId: 'all',
         }),
@@ -679,7 +679,7 @@ describe('PredictFeedView', () => {
       // Dynamic filters fail — status becomes unavailable, filter stays 'all'.
       mockUsePredictFeedConfig.mockReturnValue(
         feedConfigResult({
-          feedId: 'popular-today',
+          feedId: 'trending',
           dynamicFilters: { status: 'unavailable' },
           activeFilterId: 'all',
         }),
@@ -698,14 +698,14 @@ describe('PredictFeedView', () => {
       // response. The previous condition only fell back on 'unavailable', so
       // isFilterSettled stayed false permanently.
       mockRouteParams = {
-        feedId: 'popular-today',
+        feedId: 'trending',
         initialFilterId: 'soccer',
         entryPoint: 'home_chip',
       };
 
       mockUsePredictFeedConfig.mockReturnValue(
         feedConfigResult({
-          feedId: 'popular-today',
+          feedId: 'trending',
           dynamicFilters: { status: 'loading' },
           activeFilterId: 'all',
         }),
@@ -717,7 +717,7 @@ describe('PredictFeedView', () => {
       // Dynamic filters loaded successfully but 'soccer' is not in the list.
       mockUsePredictFeedConfig.mockReturnValue(
         feedConfigResult({
-          feedId: 'popular-today',
+          feedId: 'trending',
           dynamicFilters: { status: 'ready' },
           activeFilterId: 'all',
           // Only 'trending' is in the response — 'soccer' is absent.
diff --git a/app/components/UI/Predict/views/PredictFeedView/PredictFeedView.tsx b/app/components/UI/Predict/views/PredictFeedView/PredictFeedView.tsx
index f8525809aca..0522ebef342 100644
--- a/app/components/UI/Predict/views/PredictFeedView/PredictFeedView.tsx
+++ b/app/components/UI/Predict/views/PredictFeedView/PredictFeedView.tsx
@@ -46,8 +46,8 @@ const INITIAL_SKELETON_COUNT = 4;
 /**
  * Generic, config-driven Predict feed screen.
  *
- * Powers every configured feed (Sports / Politics / Crypto / Live / Trending /
- * Popular Today) from one component. Presentational: it consumes
+ * Powers every configured feed (Sports / Politics / Crypto / Live / Trending)
+ * from one component. Presentational: it consumes
  * `usePredictFeedConfig` for the render-ready config + tab/filter selection
  * state and `usePredictMarketList` for the active tab/filter's market data —
  * it owns no hydration/dedup/fallback logic itself.
diff --git a/app/components/UI/Predict/views/PredictHome/components/PredictPopularTodaySection/PredictPopularTodaySection.test.tsx b/app/components/UI/Predict/views/PredictHome/components/PredictPopularTodaySection/PredictPopularTodaySection.test.tsx
index 3914d473773..fb3931936c0 100644
--- a/app/components/UI/Predict/views/PredictHome/components/PredictPopularTodaySection/PredictPopularTodaySection.test.tsx
+++ b/app/components/UI/Predict/views/PredictHome/components/PredictPopularTodaySection/PredictPopularTodaySection.test.tsx
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ describe('PredictPopularTodaySection', () => {
     ).toBeNull();
   });
 
-  it('navigates to the Popular Today feed when the header is pressed', () => {
+  it('navigates to the Trending feed when the header is pressed', () => {
     setFilterOptions({
       filterOptions: [createFilterOption('elections', 'Elections')],
     });
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ describe('PredictPopularTodaySection', () => {
     expect(mockNavigate).toHaveBeenCalledWith(Routes.PREDICT.ROOT, {
       screen: Routes.PREDICT.FEED,
       params: {
-        feedId: 'popular-today',
+        feedId: 'trending',
         entryPoint: PredictEventValues.ENTRY_POINT.HOME_SECTION,
       },
     });
@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@ describe('PredictPopularTodaySection', () => {
     });
   });
 
-  it('navigates to the Popular Today feed with the selected filter when a chip is pressed', () => {
+  it('navigates to the Trending feed with the selected filter when a chip is pressed', () => {
     setFilterOptions({
       filterOptions: [createFilterOption('elections', 'Elections')],
     });
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ describe('PredictPopularTodaySection', () => {
     expect(mockNavigate).toHaveBeenCalledWith(Routes.PREDICT.ROOT, {
       screen: Routes.PREDICT.FEED,
       params: {
-        feedId: 'popular-today',
+        feedId: 'trending',
         initialFilterId: 'elections',
         entryPoint: PredictEventValues.ENTRY_POINT.HOME_SECTION,
       },
diff --git a/app/components/UI/Predict/views/PredictHome/components/PredictPopularTodaySection/PredictPopularTodaySection.tsx b/app/components/UI/Predict/views/PredictHome/components/PredictPopularTodaySection/PredictPopularTodaySection.tsx
index b72b39fc3d8..a675288763d 100644
--- a/app/components/UI/Predict/views/PredictHome/components/PredictPopularTodaySection/PredictPopularTodaySection.tsx
+++ b/app/components/UI/Predict/views/PredictHome/components/PredictPopularTodaySection/PredictPopularTodaySection.tsx
@@ -28,17 +28,16 @@ import type {
 import { PredictHomeSelectorsIDs } from '../../../../Predict.testIds';
 
 /**
- * Max number of filter chips rendered on the home section. The full
- * `popular-today` feed shows the complete list; the home rail shows a compact
- * prefix of the same ordered list.
+ * Max number of filter chips rendered on the home section. The home rail shows
+ * a compact prefix of the same ordered list as the Trending feed.
  */
 const POPULAR_TODAY_FILTER_LIMIT = 10;
 const SKELETON_COUNT = 8;
 const DEFAULT_CHIP_ROW_COUNT = 2;
 
 /**
- * Derive the section's filter-options params from the canonical `popular-today`
- * feed registry so there is a single source of truth. Crucially, we do NOT pass
+ * Derive the section's filter-options params from the canonical `trending` feed
+ * registry so there is a single source of truth. Crucially, we do NOT pass
  * a top-level `limit` here: that keeps the React Query cache key identical to
  * the full feed's `usePredictFilterOptions` call (which omits `limit`), so the
  * home section and the feed share the same cached related-tags request instead
@@ -46,7 +45,7 @@ const DEFAULT_CHIP_ROW_COUNT = 2;
  * `POPULAR_TODAY_FILTER_LIMIT` when slicing the returned options.
  */
 const POPULAR_TODAY_FILTER_PARAMS: PredictFilterOptionsParams = (() => {
-  const dynamicConfig = resolvePredictFeedDynamicFilterConfig('popular-today');
+  const dynamicConfig = resolvePredictFeedDynamicFilterConfig('trending');
 
   return {
     source: dynamicConfig?.source ?? 'related-tags',
@@ -100,9 +99,9 @@ interface PredictPopularTodaySectionProps {
 /**
  * Predict home "Popular today" tag rail (PRED-917).
  *
- * Uses the same related-tag source as the full `popular-today` feed. The header
- * opens the all-up Popular Today feed, while each chip opens that feed with the
- * selected related-tag filter preselected.
+ * Uses the same related-tag source as the Trending feed. The header opens the
+ * all-up Trending feed, while each chip opens that feed with the selected
+ * related-tag filter preselected.
  */
 const PredictPopularTodaySection: React.FC<PredictPopularTodaySectionProps> = ({
   testID = PREDICT_POPULAR_TODAY_SECTION_TEST_IDS.SECTION,
@@ -137,10 +136,10 @@ const PredictPopularTodaySection: React.FC<PredictPopularTodaySectionProps> = ({
     [rowCount],
   );
 
-  const navigateToPopularToday = useCallback(
+  const navigateToTrending = useCallback(
     (initialFilterId?: string) => {
       const params: PredictFeedRouteParams = {
-        feedId: 'popular-today',
+        feedId: 'trending',
         entryPoint: PredictEventValues.ENTRY_POINT.HOME_SECTION,
         ...(initialFilterId ? { initialFilterId } : {}),
       };
@@ -159,8 +158,8 @@ const PredictPopularTodaySection: React.FC<PredictPopularTodaySectionProps> = ({
       actionType: PredictEventValues.ACTION_TYPE.SEE_ALL,
       entryPoint: PredictEventValues.ENTRY_POINT.HOME_SECTION,
     });
-    navigateToPopularToday();
-  }, [navigateToPopularToday]);
+    navigateToTrending();
+  }, [navigateToTrending]);
 
   const handleChipPress = useCallback(
     (option: PredictFilterOption) => {
@@ -173,9 +172,9 @@ const PredictPopularTodaySection: React.FC<PredictPopularTodaySectionProps> = ({
         isDynamicFilter: true,
         entryPoint: PredictEventValues.ENTRY_POINT.HOME_SECTION,
       });
-      navigateToPopularToday(option.id);
+      navigateToTrending(option.id);
     },
-    [navigateToPopularToday],
+    [navigateToTrending],
   );
 
   if (!isLoading && chips.length === 0) {
diff --git a/app/core/DeeplinkManager/handlers/legacy/__tests__/handlePredictUrl.test.ts b/app/core/DeeplinkManager/handlers/legacy/__tests__/handlePredictUrl.test.ts
index c8503f7c701..dd7462bbe41 100644
--- a/app/core/DeeplinkManager/handlers/legacy/__tests__/handlePredictUrl.test.ts
+++ b/app/core/DeeplinkManager/handlers/legacy/__tests__/handlePredictUrl.test.ts
@@ -428,7 +428,7 @@ describe('handlePredictUrl', () => {
       });
     });
 
-    it('parses filter separately from tab', async () => {
+    it('redirects Popular Today links to the selected Trending filter', async () => {
       await handlePredictUrl({
         predictPath: '?feed=popular-today&filter=elections',
       });
@@ -436,7 +436,7 @@ describe('handlePredictUrl', () => {
       expect(mockNavigate).toHaveBeenCalledWith(Routes.PREDICT.ROOT, {
         screen: Routes.PREDICT.FEED,
         params: {
-          feedId: 'popular-today',
+          feedId: 'trending',
           initialFilterId: 'elections',
           entryPoint: 'deeplink',
         },
@@ -506,6 +506,21 @@ describe('handlePredictUrl', () => {
       });
     });
 
+    it('keeps the Popular Today redirect behind the home redesign flag', async () => {
+      jest.mocked(selectPredictHomeRedesignEnabledFlag).mockReturnValue(false);
+
+      await handlePredictUrl({
+        predictPath: '?feed=popular-today&filter=elections',
+      });
+
+      expect(mockNavigate).toHaveBeenCalledWith(Routes.PREDICT.ROOT, {
+        screen: Routes.PREDICT.MARKET_LIST,
+        params: {
+          entryPoint: 'deeplink',
+        },
+      });
+    });
+
     it('prioritizes market parameter over a generic feed', async () => {
       await handlePredictUrl({ predictPath: '?feed=sports&market=123' });
 
diff --git a/app/core/DeeplinkManager/handlers/legacy/handlePredictUrl.ts b/app/core/DeeplinkManager/handlers/legacy/handlePredictUrl.ts
index 2e9ae999874..64ec5673ed3 100644
--- a/app/core/DeeplinkManager/handlers/legacy/handlePredictUrl.ts
+++ b/app/core/DeeplinkManager/handlers/legacy/handlePredictUrl.ts
@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@ const marketTarget = (
  * - https://link.metamask.io/predict?feed=world-cup&tab=live
  * - https://link.metamask.io/predict?feed=sports
  * - https://link.metamask.io/predict?feed=sports&tab=all&filter=live
- * - https://link.metamask.io/predict?feed=popular-today&filter=elections
+ * - https://link.metamask.io/predict?feed=popular-today&filter=elections (redirects to Trending)
  * - https://link.metamask.io/predict?feed=trending&q=bitcoin
  *
  * Origin/EntryPoint handling:
@@ -248,7 +248,8 @@ const marketTarget = (
  * - No market param: Navigate to market list
  * - market=X or marketId=X: Navigate directly to market details for market X
  * - feed=world-cup: Navigate to the dedicated World Cup feed when enabled
- * - feed=<known generic id> (sports/politics/crypto/live/trending/popular-today): Navigate to the generic PredictFeedView when the predictHomeRedesign flag is enabled (tab -> initialTabId, filter -> initialFilterId)
+ * - feed=<known generic id> (sports/politics/crypto/live/trending): Navigate to the generic PredictFeedView when the predictHomeRedesign flag is enabled (tab -> initialTabId, filter -> initialFilterId)
+ * - feed=popular-today: Redirect to the Trending feed while preserving its filter
  * - Unknown feed (or flag disabled): Fall back to the Predict market list
  * - Optional tab param when no market: Open feed on a specific tab
  * - query=X or q=X: Open feed with search overlay showing results for X
@@ -260,6 +261,8 @@ const resolvePredictTarget = ({
   // Parse navigation parameters from URL
   const navParams = parsePredictNavigationParams(predictPath);
   DevLogger.log('[handlePredictUrl] Parsed navigation parameters:', navParams);
+  const genericFeed =
+    navParams.feed === 'popular-today' ? 'trending' : navParams.feed;
 
   // Determine entry point:
   // - Base is origin if provided, otherwise 'deeplink'
@@ -281,12 +284,9 @@ const resolvePredictTarget = ({
       requestedTab: navParams.worldCupTab,
       entryPoint,
     });
-  } else if (
-    isPredictFeedId(navParams.feed) &&
-    getPredictHomeRedesignEnabled()
-  ) {
+  } else if (isPredictFeedId(genericFeed) && getPredictHomeRedesignEnabled()) {
     return genericFeedTarget({
-      feedId: navParams.feed,
+      feedId: genericFeed,
       // worldCupTab holds the raw (unvalidated) tab value; the generic feed's
       // sub-tab ids (e.g. basketball/all/live) are resolved by the view.
       initialTabId: navParams.worldCupTab,