
Walid
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Walid
@WalidOfNow
Buidling blockchain stuff since 2017. Bringing prediction markets to every community @xodotmarket




would have been interesting if zach launched an opinion market on his investigation people bet on who gets exposed 1% fee goes to fund the research $1m volume = $10k for the creator way better than creator coins or other random things if you ask me






In 1945, Friedrich Hayek outlined the Knowledge Problem that any society faces: The central economic problem is not resource allocation - it is how to use knowledge that is dispersed among millions of individuals. He argues that information is fragmented, local, dynamic, and often hidden. He explains that no government or central planner can ever fully possess it, which makes them inefficient resource allocators. He proposes markets as the solution: knowledge is decentralized and prices are how society aggregates it. This idea is the intellectual foundation of modern prediction markets. Decades later, in 1988, the University of Iowa launched the Iowa Electronic Markets (IEM), which allowed small size trades on US elections and macro events. The results: even thin, low-capital markets outperformed polls. This was the first credible empirical proof that market prices are effective aggregators of public beliefs. A variety of corporate and policy experiments followed in the 2000s. Google, HP, and Microsoft all tried their own internal versions of prediction markets to forecast product launches and sales targets. DARPA built its own to forecast geopolitical events. The results were consistent: broad participation with monetary incentives led to accurate forecasts. Then, in 2015, Philip Tetlock published Superforecasting. The book, which is the culmination of decades of research into human judgment, shows that groups of curious and humble “forecasters” dramatically outperformed intelligence analysts and domain experts at forecasting. By showing that smart amateurs can outperform experts, Tetlock put into question authority figures and whether we should trust them for predictions about the future. Today, Kalshi is sitting on one of the largest repositories of high quality market data in the world. For the first time, public beliefs across a variety of domains - from economics, to politics and culture - are aggregated at scale through market prices and updated in real-time as new information arrives. Our data contains answers to open questions held about prediction markets - why they outperform traditional belief aggregation methods, how to detect shifts in collective sentiment, and which players drive market accuracy. This proprietary data has been closed to the public. We are launching @KalshiResearch to change that. We invite academics, researchers, economists, philosophers, and interested parties to work with us to study and uncover the fundamentals underpinning belief formation and prediction markets. Like Hayek proposed 80 years ago, prediction markets have the potential to improve society's collective decision making and resource allocation. The goal for Kalshi Research is to fulfill his vision.

🐉 @QuickswapDEX just created their first market on XO! The giant multi-chain DEX and DeFi hub that is live on @Base and their Base TVL has been steadily climbing since launch! Can they reach $4.7M by Dec 25, 2025? Place your conviction ❌⭕️ beta.xo.market/markets/quicks…




🐉 @QuickswapDEX just created their first market on XO! The giant multi-chain DEX and DeFi hub that is live on @Base and their Base TVL has been steadily climbing since launch! Can they reach $4.7M by Dec 25, 2025? Place your conviction ❌⭕️ beta.xo.market/markets/quicks…







Prediction Markets on @base That's it. That's the tweet.

🚨 XO MARKET UPDATE 🚨 Major drop today: the Conviction Market engine just leveled up. Biggest highlight: Rebalancing is LIVE. Market creators are no longer locked into their original position. Adjust exposure, protect yourself, and trade smarter.

Today, we let some talented people go. These decisions are never easy, and I want to start by thanking everyone who’s parting ways with us. You helped get Celestia to where it is today, and we would not be here without you. We will support you through the transition. As I shared recently, Celestia is stepping into a new role: to be the leading blockspace product for high-performance onchain markets. This next phase requires a different focus and, ultimately, a different team. We have a healthy treasury and are moving quickly, and the only way to keep that pace is to align around where we’re headed. There are many exciting developments underway, and I look forward to sharing more as they come together. To the team moving forward: let’s ship.



