Prediction markets - ex DraftKings, Crypto.com, Fanatics - #LGM

New York, NY
I’ve decided to step away from my role at Crypto.com and begin a new chapter. Reach out if you’re cooking up something fun and think there may be an opportunity for us to collaborate.
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Big things are happening at Novig, and we're looking for talented people to grow with us! We're hiring across the company, so whether you build, design, or keep the machine running smoothly, we’d love to chat. Open roles: - Software Engineer - Developer Relations Engineer - Lead Brand Designer - Head of Customer Experience - Performance Marketing Manager, Display & CTV - People Operations Manager - Finance Operations Associate - Affiliate GTM Lead - Fraud Specialist - Customer Experience Specialist (Seasonal) - Market Operations Specialist - IT Specialist - Head of Social - Regulatory Chief of Staff If any of these seem like a fit, apply! novig.com/careers
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click on "point total" at halftime of the standalone NFL game. get shown the 1H total. full game total is 7th (!) in the list of totals for the game. also behind the 1Q and 2Q totals. kalshi has a big lead but you can't just ignore sports forever. sports brands lurking.
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btw it's still like this in the 4th quarter!
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it’s better on the app. for $40B tho web should work.
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Chris Fargis retweeted
In the gambling world, many people believe sharing ideas is at best a zero-sum game. In my experience, collaborating with others with no expectation of gain has been very positive. Tightly holding edges until they vanish is not nearly as valuable as sharing and exploring, finding out what you did wrong, and learning from others.
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ahh sunday morning let us have a relaxing browse of the news reportings on the two decagon titans of american prediction ma

ALT donald glover pizza GIF

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So like I said I built a little market making bot and I have to say it has been a joy and a privilege to be back in the arena this week, getting it in with the best of it, and absolutely getting blasted every day
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I have been market making on Kalshi for the last month or so for fun, and sold about 50 million contracts so far. I've been struggling to figure out why the market seems to consistently price Patriots, Ravens, Commanders and Lions lower than I think it should. Tried every method I could to validate my methodology and couldn't crack it. Super frustrating. What do they know that I don't? Finally figred out the incredibly obvious answer - Kalshi is banned in Mass, Maryland and Michigan. I am an idiot.
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Claude trying to tell me about the 62 test fixtures it wrote before I smash merge
Watch The Tape
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I built a little trading bot and its position was Texas moneyline and OSU +1.5 and I'm pretty sure I'm the next @RufusPeabody
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Novig is being very smart and strategic here with this counter-positioning, sacrificing some short-term volume to show they are collaborative and on the right side of some of the moral issues in the space. Partners care about this stuff. Regulators too. Play the long game. 👀
We received a letter from the @NFL late last week on markets that are "easily manipulable, inherently objectionable, officiating related, and knowable in advance." Shared examples include a kicker missing a field goal or a celebrity attending a game. @Novig is in full agreement with the NFL in not offering these markets, with no exceptions. Separate from the letter we received last week, we are also in full agreement with the NFL that prediction markets should only be available to those 21 or older. Novig has been, and always will be, 21+.
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yooo congrats @kris and all my peoples at @OG_com @cryptocom on the big robinhood deal 🚀
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Any day now everything else is gonna flip sports.
Saturday was another record day of volume for Kalshi, the first of many this football season. 🏈
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Also, if your exchange didn't shit the bed in the past 24 hours I encourage you not to gloat, as this stuff happens to everyone and will happen to you, too.
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My experience of building and operating a CFTC predictions exchange is that it's extremely difficult, technical work, operationally intensive in a way that is not obvious, and literally everyone who tries underestimates these aspects of running the business.
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Novig up to #4 for (I think) the first time yesterday gogo @j__fort 🚀
📊 Aug 31 | Volume by Venue 🥇 Kalshi | $1.2B | 82.1% 🥈 Poly (US) | $111.8M | 7.9% 🥉 Poly Int | $64.6M | 4.6% 4. Novig | $24.8M | 1.8% 5. Nadex | $23.9M | 1.7% 6. Rothera | $10.7M | 0.8% 7. Underdog | $6.8M | 0.5% 8. 4casters | $4.3M | 0.3% 9. ProphetX | $3.7M | 0.3%
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Just an absolute shambles smh
Seeing a bunch of “wow look at this prediction market data point from August” takes. I encourage you to go to the beach or the mountains or the moon or wherever you go in the summer, and get back to us on September 9th, which is the date when this starts to matter. ✌️
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This report from @samschwartz71 and @AldrinResearch says Kalshi did 86.4% of total predictions volume last week, up from 85.4% the week prior. All these new DCMs, football advertising starting, billions in investment, and they are still gaining market share. What a juggernaut.
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Also I have pretty blatantly just violated this 🤣
Seeing a bunch of “wow look at this prediction market data point from August” takes. I encourage you to go to the beach or the mountains or the moon or wherever you go in the summer, and get back to us on September 9th, which is the date when this starts to matter. ✌️
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