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Prediction Markets vs. Insider Trading: Founders Admit Blockchain Transparency is the Only Defense
Prediction markets are increasingly positioning themselves not as gambling platforms, but as vehicles for monetizing information. However, founders acknowledge that the line can be blurry.
The core challenge lies in distinguishing legitimate information trading from illegal insider trading. In traditional finance, using material non-public information for profit is strictly prohibited. In the nascent world of blockchain-based prediction markets, these boundaries are less defined.
Founders of several prediction market platforms have stated that the inherent transparency of blockchain technology is currently the primary, if not the only...
