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Prediction markets allow people to wager on the outcomes of future events, including elections, sports, cryptocurrency prices, entertainment, weather, and world events. These platforms are growing rapidly and are increasingly being framed through the language of finance, investing, and information forecasting rather than traditional gambling.

Download the presentation to learn how prediction markets work, how contracts are priced, the role of blockchain technology, and why these markets are expanding so quickly into mainstream culture and media.


Prediction Markets, What They Are, How They Work, and Why They Matter

An in-depth exploration of how prediction markets are reshaping gambling, finance, and public health through emerging forms of speculative wagering. Download