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A Prediction Market About the Past? Sure, Why Not!

Original: A Prediction Market About the Past? Sure, Why Not! https:// fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.wire d.com/story/a-prediction-mark

Wired explores the idea of a prediction market focused not on future events but on questions about the past, arguing there is no fundamental reason such markets could not work. The piece has drawn amused attention online, with commenters finding the concept of betting on historical facts a quirky twist on prediction-market culture.

Why now: The novelty of applying prediction markets, usually associated with elections and future events, to resolving questions about the past is striking people as a fun, contrarian idea.

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• A Prediction Market About the Past? Sure, Why Not! https:// fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.wire d.com/story/a-prediction-market-about-the-past-sure-why-not/ · wired.com@web.brid.gy · 2

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