Betting on the future: Zeitgeist a Web-3 prediction market built with the power of Polkadot on Kusama

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09/22/22 • 70 min

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Today I am joined by Logan Saether, Chris “Hutch” Hutchinson and David Perry from Zeitgeist. Zeitgeist is a prediction market built with the power of Polkadot on Kusama. Can we use prediction markets to govern our societies, our companies, and maybe, just maybe, start to forecast with a little bit more accuracy into the great unknowable future? Find out by jumping into this wide ranging conversation with Logan, Hutch, and David.

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Topics Covered:

Zeitgeist: How it works/The roles they play (3:58)
What is a prediction market?/Validity and morality of these markets (10:14)
Prediction market effectiveness (16:40)
Futarchy and the effects on society/news (29:40)
Austrian Economics (36:52)
Keeping people accountable: Court System, Brier Score (39:49)
Creator Economy (42:52)
Ethereum: The merge, substrate, polka dot (51:50)
Big O Notation, Developer Advice (1:05:12)

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As always, additional resources to enrich your experience are below:

Topics Covered:

Zeitgeist: How it works/The roles they play (3:58)
What is a prediction market?/Validity and morality of these markets (10:14)
Prediction market effectiveness (16:40)
Futarchy and the effects on society/news (29:40)
Austrian Economics (36:52)
Keeping people accountable: Court System, Brier Score (39:49)
Creator Economy (42:52)
Ethereum: The merge, substrate, polka dot (51:50)
Big O Notation, Developer Advice (1:05:12)

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