Numerai Token Sale Raises $11 Million From VC Firms Paradigm, Placeholder
Hedge fund and predictions market startup Numerai just closed an $11 million round led by Paradigm and Placeholder.
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Mar 21, 2019 at 1:00 p.m. UTC
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LedgerX Unveils Betting Market for 2020's Bitcoin Block Reward Halving
The bitcoin block reward will be cut in half next year – and soon, market watchers can place bets on exactly when the subsidy halving will happen.
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Feb 5, 2019 at 9:00 p.m. UTC
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Augur Interface Veil Acquires Search Engine for Prediction Markets
Veil has acquired Predictions.Global, the leading site for exploring Augur data.
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Jan 24, 2019 at 1:27 p.m. UTC
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US Elections Push Augur's Total Ether Bets Over $2 Million
Betting on elections to the U.S. House has brought over $700,000 onto the platform, pushing the midterms market into the top spot.
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Nov 6, 2018 at 1:00 p.m. UTC
Nov 6, 2018
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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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Oct 17, 2018 at 9:00 a.m. UTC
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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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Oct 5, 2018 at 4:01 a.m. UTC
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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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Aug 25, 2018 at 1:00 p.m. UTC
Aug 25, 2018
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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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Aug 8, 2018 at 8:00 a.m. UTC
Aug 8, 2018
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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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Jul 25, 2018 at 9:00 a.m. UTC
Jul 25, 2018
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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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Jul 17, 2018 at 12:15 a.m. UTC
Jul 17, 2018