Is Washington About To Kill Crypto Prediction Markets For Good? — Why Congres...
Two different acts banning congressional staff, members of congress and federal officials from trading on prediction markets were introduced on Wednesday, March 25, one of them being effective immediately. Related Reading: Nvidia Lands In Court Over Crypto Secret — Here Is What Investors Missed Massachusetts Bans Crypto Prediction Market Washington’s battle against prediction markets rages […]
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Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin is at it again. This time, he’s pivoting the crypto conversation toward the intersection of decentralized autonomous organizations (DAOs) and prediction markets, a concept he calls ‘info finance.’ In recent commentary on the evolution of on-chain governance, Buterin suggested that prediction markets offer a truth-seeking mechanism that standard DAO voting lacks. […]
Bloq Economist and Bitcoin Hivemind creator Paul Sztorc has been fascinated with prediction markets for many years, and he views these mechanisms for the creation of “event derivatives” as an essential public good. Although Sztorc had been a supporter of centralized prediction market InTradein the past, he now sees the need for a blockchain-based solution to allow these sorts of markets to proliferate around the world. Recently, Sztorc chatted with Adamant Research Editor in Chief Tuur Demeester about prediction markets, Bitcoin, sidechains and many other topics. During the discussion,....
Augur, a decentralized platform allowing individuals to create prediction markets on a vast array of topics, announced today that it was launching its alpha test."Traditionally, prediction markets have fallen short due to their need for volume in order to be valuable forecasting tools," explained Jeremy Gardner, the Director of Operations at Augur. "Having a global, unstoppable, blockchain-based prediction markets platform means anyone in the world with internet can connect to Augur."However, Augur is not, itself, a prediction market. Rather, it is open-source code for a prediction markets....
A Democratic U.S. Senator from California is introducing new legislation targeting crypto‑driven prediction markets An Act Against Death On March 10, Democrat U.S. Senator Adam Schiff (California) and Representative Mike Levin (CA-49) introduced the DEATH BETS Act, a bill aimed explicitly at banning prediction market contracts tied to terrorism, assassination, war or an individual’s death […]
Betting can be used to predict the future. That's the crazy idea behind prediction markets. Here's how they work and where cryptocurrency fits into the picture.