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Margin model needed for prediction market growth

A key barrier to prediction market growth was framed as the current fully-funded model, with a margin-based system seen as a potential catalyst.

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REVIVED · 40 MENTIONS · 23 EPISODES · 14 SHOWS

20 JAN 2026 — 4 AUG 2026 · 2W AGO

11 SUPPORT · 2 CHALLENGE · 2 UPDATE · 1 REPEAT · 24 MENTIONED

20 JAN 2026 · FIRST HEARD
WHAT BITCOIN DID
- Prediction markets merge with crypto gambling
11 EPISODES BETWEEN · 14 MENTIONS
1. 4 FEB 2026
  ANIMAL SPIRITS
  - Prediction markets as economic signaling tools
2. 11 FEB 2026
  ANIMAL SPIRITS · 2 MENTIONS
  - Prediction markets as efficient price discovery
  - Polymarket as 'options for dummies'
3. 13 FEB 2026
  ALL-IN WITH CHAMATH, JASON, SACKS & FRIEDBERG · 2 MENTIONS
  - Prediction markets as pre-Reg FD information arbitrage
  - Prediction markets face insider trading scrutiny
4. 18 FEB 2026
  ANIMAL SPIRITS
  - Prediction markets as a transformative forecasting tool
5. 27 FEB 2026
  THE MEB FABER SHOW
  - Prediction markets' wisdom vs. manipulation risk
6. 4 MAR 2026
  ANIMAL SPIRITS
  - Prediction markets need regulation like early UFC
7. 11 MAR 2026
  ON THE MARGIN · 2 MENTIONS
  - Sports as the core driver for prediction markets
  - Prediction markets as a disruption story, not cannibalization
8. 11 MAR 2026
  ALL-IN WITH CHAMATH, JASON, SACKS & FRIEDBERG
  - Prediction markets susceptible to manipulation
9. 13 MAR 2026
  THE COMPOUND AND FRIENDS
  - Prediction markets' utility for financial information
10. 17 MAR 2026
  AFFORD ANYTHING
  - Betting markets' edge over economists
11. 20 MAR 2026
  BANKLESS
  - Prediction markets' integrity challenge
21 MAR 2026
SMARTERMARKETS · 3 MENTIONS
- Margin model needed for prediction market growth · THIS IDEA
- Prediction markets as data strip-mining, not risk transfer
- Prediction markets face insider trading complexities
4 EPISODES BETWEEN · 16 MENTIONS
1. 26 MAR 2026
  FINTECH INSIDER PODCAST BY 11:FS · 13 MENTIONS
2. 27 MAR 2026
  REAL VISION DAILY BRIEFING
  - CFTC strongly defends prediction markets
3. 31 MAR 2026
  ON THE MARGIN
  - Insider information vital for prediction markets
4. 2 APR 2026
  THE DERIVATIVE
  - Prediction markets as a 24/7 oil price benchmark
15 APR 2026
REAL VISION DAILY BRIEFING
- Prediction markets as an AI data source
19 APR 2026
YET ANOTHER VALUE PODCAST
- National security risks from unregulated prediction markets
23 APR 2026
THE GRANT WILLIAMS PODCAST
- Betting markets replacing political polls
24 APR 2026
THE MEB FABER SHOW
- Prediction market accuracy declines with liquidity
4 AUG 2026 · 2W AGO · UPDATES
ON THE MARGIN
- Prediction markets dilute legal and illegal sports betting
4 AUG 2026 · 2W AGO · UPDATES
THE COMPOUND AND FRIENDS
- Prediction markets exploit regulatory loopholes

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