Prediction Markets 101

​Learn about prediction markets. We're hosting a session on how prediction markets work and are built.

​Led by ManojKGorle (blockchain infra engineer, vice president of blocsoc.in at IIT Delhi), this session walks through prediction markets end to end: how they work, how they came to be, and how the biggest player in the space is built, and where it falls short.

​Agenda

1. ​Prediction markets and their glory

2. ​Quick recap on how prediction markets came to be

3. ​Business model of Prediction Markets

4. ​Tech architecture of Prediction Markets

5. ​Where Prediction Markets falls short

   • ​Liquidity and market making shortcomings

   • ​Permissionless prediction markets and bootstrapping liquidity

   • ​Overview of Melee Markets