Prediction Market Accuracy: Crowd Wisdom or Informed Minority?
Anon84
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April 25, 2026
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avaer
TLDR (of the paper): prediction markets are basically a scam with extra steps. If you're not in on the scam (top 3%), you're the sucker (the liquidity).