Hacker News: SleepySteve_skhttps://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=SleepySteve_skHacker News RSShttps://hnrss.org/hnrss v2.1.1Tue, 14 Apr 2026 20:41:38 +0000<![CDATA[New comment by SleepySteve_sk in "The microstructure of wealth transfer in prediction markets"]]>I think of them as "Accountability" markets. Someone who can influence the outcome is encouraged to make a public bet on their success, and define what the success criteria is. The bet is then a means to hold them publicly accountable for doing what they said they would do. The market then becomes a voting machine for the public to decide if they think the person will succeed or not.

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