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BUSINESS REFLECTION: Crossed Wires: Investment options for the proletariat — the rise of prediction markets
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A business analysis examining how prediction markets like Polymarket and Kalshi are democratising financial participation by allowing ordinary people to place bets on future events, contrasting this with the exclusionary nature of traditional private markets.
BUSINESS REFLECTION: Crossed Wires: Investment options for the proletariat — the rise of prediction markets
The old private markets were built around exclusion. The new prediction markets, such as Polymarket and Kalshi, are built around inclusion. They do not yet democratise ownership, but they do democratise opinion backed by cash.
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