My next week is going to be wild... 3 cities, 3 events. Probably not much sleep! Sept 29: Las Vegas for G2E + @FiftyOneAlpha Prediction Markets Happy Hour at @predictionvegas Sept 30: Houston for FIA Commodities Conference Oct 1: Lisbon for Global Prediction Markets Forum (I'm moderating a panel on the future of prediction markets) If you’re in any of these cities, let’s connect IRL!

Sneak preview of the world's first permanent prediction lounge ironically (or not) located on Las Vegas Blvd. Hosted by our newest best friend @FiftyOneAlpha luma.com/ogpq57qj

New episode is out! A recap of the latest @FiftyOneAlpha NYC panel: Prediction Markets: Infrastructure, Regulation & Growth. Insights, serious takes, and of course, some fun along the way. open.spotify.com/episode/2zJ…

Next event alert @FiftyOneAlpha is heading to Austin, TX!! So excited for this one, feel free to share it with your Austin friends! luma.com/gwizdoay

The first full episode of Inside Prediction Markets is out! - @luanalopeslara work ethic & optimism - @Novig + Sydney Sweeney ad - Why being a little shameless pays off - Inside scoop on what @BlondiePredicts + @FiftyOneAlpha are up to next open.spotify.com/show/4MORKy…

Ahead of today’s US Open final, we took out full-page ads in The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, and The Washington Post. The idea is simple: competition makes things better. Five-time US Open champion Pete Sampras didn’t become a legend competing alone. He needed someone on the other side of the net. Someone who saw the point differently. Who challenged every shot. Who made him earn every win. At 17, Sampras made his US Open debut and lost in the first round. Two years later, he beat Ivan Lendl, John McEnroe, and Andre Agassi to become the youngest men’s US Open champion ever. In 1992, he returned to the final and lost to Stefan Edberg. The loss made Sampras “obsessed with being the best.” He trained harder and won the US Open again the next year. At each step along the way, the competition got better, and Sampras had to get better with it. That’s what open competition does. It exposes weaknesses, rewards what works, and forces everyone to keep improving. Over time, the best rise to the top, and the level of the entire game gets better. But that only works when competition is truly open. Anyone can compete. Everyone plays by the same rules. Everyone can see the score and how the game is being played. And no one gets punished for being too successful. The strongest financial markets are built on the same principles of competition. Anyone can participate. Everyone trades under the same rules. Prices and activity are transparent for everyone to see. And no one is limited simply because they’re too successful. On a financial exchange, people bring different information, beliefs, and views of what something is worth, then put money behind those views. That competition drives price discovery. When traders are right, they’re rewarded with more resources to put behind their views. Positions get bigger. The stakes get higher. Better information is rewarded, worse information is punished, and thousands of competing views are distilled into a single market price. That price is useful to everyone, not just the people trading. It becomes a real-time signal of what the market collectively believes, helping us better understand what is happening and what is likely to happen next. Competition breeds legends. And better market prices.

Are you a market maker in prediction markets? @FiftyOneAlpha is teaming up with Herisson for a Prediction Markets Institutional Market Maker Happy Hour on October 5 in NYC! Come meet others making markets and building liquidity across the ecosystem. luma.com/mfv7al7c?x=green091…