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3 ways crypto goes beyond crypto in 2026
Prediction markets have already gone mainstream, and in 2026, they’ll only become bigger, broader, and smarter as they intersect with crypto and AI — while also posing new and important challenges for builders to resolve. First, many more contracts will be listed this year. This means we’ll be able to access real-time odds not just for major elections or geopolitical events, but for all kinds of in-the-weeds outcomes and complex, intersecting events. As these new contracts surface more information and become part of the news ecosystem (already happening), they’ll raise important societal questions about how ... (full story)
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