Prediction Markets

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CFTC Official Warns Smart Contract Designers Over Predictive Code
Smart contract coders could be held liable for providing predictive "event contracts" on a blockchain, a CFTC commissioner has said.
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Crypto Prediction Market Augur Is Gearing Up for Its First Major Upgrade
Can a "faster, better, cheaper" Augur attract the user base it needs in order to succeed?
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The Weirdest Prediction Markets on Augur Right Now
Many have high hopes for ethereum-based prediction market Augur; others only seem interested in using it for some old-fashioned internet trolling.
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Where Have All the Augur Users Gone?
Following an impressive launch, Augur's user base has been slipping. Could thin liquidity be the culprit?
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The First Augur Assassination Markets Have Arrived
People are now placing bets on whether public figures will be assassinated on decentralized prediction market Augur.
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Augur Betting Volumes Just Topped $1 Million (And They're Accelerating)
Data shared with CoinDesk shows a rapid spike in betting on Augur, a decentralized platform that's been live for just a few days.
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​​Market Mania Is Unavoidable, But Crypto Must Get Past It
There has to be broad-based value to society if blockchain technology and the market it supports are to survive and prosper, argues Michael J. Casey.
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Augur Is Live: Decentralized Prediction Market Launches After 2-Year Beta
A platform for creating decentralized prediction markets, which held one of the first-ever ICOs, has gone live. Finally.
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A Crypto Crystal Ball? What If Traders Settled Bitcoin Forks
Researchers are trying to improve prediction markets as potentially valuable tools for measuring community support or opposition to protocol changes.
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Ethereum Prediction Market Project Gnosis Sets ICO Launch Date
An ethereum-based prediction market project called Gnosis is moving forward toward its public debut.
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