Most daily Listeners on July 30? - Can't find the metric on kwob or anywhere else
As the description states the market is about the artist with the most “unique users who have streamed an artist's music within a 24-hour period”. The problem is that the linbk given to this market only leads to the homepage of Kworb and when I clicked on the subsection “Spotify” and then “Listeners” i couldn’t find it. I also clicked through every other Link on Kworb but couln’t find the metric and also could not find it on any other werbsite through googleing. Either I have missed the metric somewhere (if this is the case please update the link so it directly leads to the metric), the daily listener chnage was meant (which is highly unlikley as it is too volitile for a market with only 6 artists as possible outcomes) or the most daily streams were meant which is to be found here: https://kworb.net/spotify/artists.html
An Anonymous User 9 days ago
Most daily Listeners on July 30? - Can't find the metric on kwob or anywhere else
As the description states the market is about the artist with the most “unique users who have streamed an artist's music within a 24-hour period”. The problem is that the linbk given to this market only leads to the homepage of Kworb and when I clicked on the subsection “Spotify” and then “Listeners” i couldn’t find it. I also clicked through every other Link on Kworb but couln’t find the metric and also could not find it on any other werbsite through googleing. Either I have missed the metric somewhere (if this is the case please update the link so it directly leads to the metric), the daily listener chnage was meant (which is highly unlikley as it is too volitile for a market with only 6 artists as possible outcomes) or the most daily streams were meant which is to be found here: https://kworb.net/spotify/artists.html
An Anonymous User 9 days ago
Completed
Highest temperature in Munich on July 15?
highest temp was 25.1 according to wetterdienst.de. oracle decided on 24.9 or lower. need a correction asap.
An Anonymous User 13 days ago
Completed
Highest temperature in Munich on July 15?
highest temp was 25.1 according to wetterdienst.de. oracle decided on 24.9 or lower. need a correction asap.
An Anonymous User 13 days ago
Rejected
Partially Missing Refund for Void
I put 20k into the “Highest ranked student” bet. In the Archive section in my portfolio it says I was refunded 20k stakes. But when I look at my transaction history I was only refunded 13.690 credits. What happened there?
An Anonymous User 26 days ago
Rejected
Partially Missing Refund for Void
I put 20k into the “Highest ranked student” bet. In the Archive section in my portfolio it says I was refunded 20k stakes. But when I look at my transaction history I was only refunded 13.690 credits. What happened there?
An Anonymous User 26 days ago
Completed
Oracle closes way too quickly
Yesterday I didn't have any time to get on NeoStake until the evening, so I was really surprised to see that the oracle voting had already closed for the "Starmer removed as PM by July?" and "Top Spotify Artist in June?" markets, even though the outcomes of both markets could only have been known yesterday. The voting window for the Starmer market was only open for around 11 hours before it closed, and because of that my deposit was forfeited, even though I would have voted as soon as I had the chance. I had university during the day and simply wasn't able to open NeoStake earlier. My deposit was quite large, so I'd really appreciate it if you could look into this, as it feels quite unfair. The same issue applies to the Spotify market. The outcome could only be confirmed after June 30 had fully ended, since the market ran until the end of the day. The Starmer market has the same problem—the markets were resolved before the relevant day had actually finished. I also don't think it's right to vote before the official deadline. Even if the outcome is almost certainly known by then, it could theoretically still change, and there should be enough time for everyone to vote after the market has actually concluded. In my opinion, people who vote significantly before the deadline are mainly trying to receive their payout as quickly as possible, which goes against the spirit of the market.
An Anonymous User 28 days ago
Completed
Oracle closes way too quickly
Yesterday I didn't have any time to get on NeoStake until the evening, so I was really surprised to see that the oracle voting had already closed for the "Starmer removed as PM by July?" and "Top Spotify Artist in June?" markets, even though the outcomes of both markets could only have been known yesterday. The voting window for the Starmer market was only open for around 11 hours before it closed, and because of that my deposit was forfeited, even though I would have voted as soon as I had the chance. I had university during the day and simply wasn't able to open NeoStake earlier. My deposit was quite large, so I'd really appreciate it if you could look into this, as it feels quite unfair. The same issue applies to the Spotify market. The outcome could only be confirmed after June 30 had fully ended, since the market ran until the end of the day. The Starmer market has the same problem—the markets were resolved before the relevant day had actually finished. I also don't think it's right to vote before the official deadline. Even if the outcome is almost certainly known by then, it could theoretically still change, and there should be enough time for everyone to vote after the market has actually concluded. In my opinion, people who vote significantly before the deadline are mainly trying to receive their payout as quickly as possible, which goes against the spirit of the market.
An Anonymous User 28 days ago
In Progress
Neostake in danger – My personal view on the current situation
This message is primarily aimed at the Neostake team and at users who would like to know how some people manage to generate such an incredible amount of wealth. I would therefore ask you to read through the whole message to get an overall picture of the situation. I have been closely monitoring the markets and everything surrounding them over the last 3–4 weeks, and I am therefore QUITE, QUITE certain about what I am about to say. As a user with over 100k in assets, I also understand how the markets work. This specifically concerns the number one spot on the leaderboard (Liam Galetzki) and all the tactics and tricks he has up his sleeve to succeed. 1.) The bets he places: It’s striking that certain proposals often have very few upvotes at first and then receive a lot in a short space of time. Specifically, I observed that proposals often received 15 votes late in the evening so that they went live during the night, at times when the average user has no chance of trading. As this naturally offers an advantage, but the outcome of normal bets is uncertain, the following has now been done: 2.) Instead of creating interesting and creative bets, only certain bets were set up – ones that ran for just a short period of a few days and where the outcome was almost 100% CERTAIN. Combined with 1.), this can be a way to make money. Examples of this include: MR. “BEAST YouTube Subscribers 26 June?”; “Most viewed video on 30 June?”; “Best-selling games console ever by 16 June?”. 3.) As this is, of course, not enough, bets now come into play that incorporate 1.) and 2.) and can also be MANIPULATED by the user (Liam) HIMSELF, as he can DETERMINE the OUTCOME HIMSELF. Examples of this include all the ‘amount … net worth by’ bets and the ‘highest-ranked student on the leaderboard’ bets. Here’s a quick explanation of why this is so messed up and why only Liam Galetzki stands to benefit: he sets up these bets and, as soon as they go live, buys the option using the value of networth that exceeds his current net worth. This encourages other users to back the same option, as it’s the most likely outcome, which in turn increases his net worth – a self-fulfilling prophecy, in other words. The top 5 people on the leaderboard have no choice but to enter this market too, as otherwise the gap between them and Liam will keep getting bigger. So they can only MAINTAIN the gap, and if they don’t want to support this, they LOSE ground compared to Liam. He is therefore in a position – and you have to be number 1 to be in this position – where he can control everything through his bets and gain an unfair advantage. How I know that he buys his own bets: 1. He’s the only one who can really profit from them. 2. The ‘social’ feature on Neostake shows shared bets; I was able to verify this by buying and selling. And the biggest piece of evidence is the ‘Highest Neostake market cap 27 June?’ bet, which was voided. That’s the biggest scandal, and it’s incredibly important that Neostake put a stop to it. He lost around 200k in assets as a result. Just look at what happened to the odds and you’ll immediately understand what went on there. In the “Will Starmer be removed as PM by July?” bet, it was bought and sold repeatedly to artificially inflate the value. The fact that this isn’t the market cap but actually the volume brings me to my next point: 4.) The title, description and resolution are deliberately worded so poorly in order to mislead other users and send them down the wrong track. ‘Market cap’ would imply that the entire amount of money
An Anonymous User about 1 month ago
In Progress
Neostake in danger – My personal view on the current situation
This message is primarily aimed at the Neostake team and at users who would like to know how some people manage to generate such an incredible amount of wealth. I would therefore ask you to read through the whole message to get an overall picture of the situation. I have been closely monitoring the markets and everything surrounding them over the last 3–4 weeks, and I am therefore QUITE, QUITE certain about what I am about to say. As a user with over 100k in assets, I also understand how the markets work. This specifically concerns the number one spot on the leaderboard (Liam Galetzki) and all the tactics and tricks he has up his sleeve to succeed. 1.) The bets he places: It’s striking that certain proposals often have very few upvotes at first and then receive a lot in a short space of time. Specifically, I observed that proposals often received 15 votes late in the evening so that they went live during the night, at times when the average user has no chance of trading. As this naturally offers an advantage, but the outcome of normal bets is uncertain, the following has now been done: 2.) Instead of creating interesting and creative bets, only certain bets were set up – ones that ran for just a short period of a few days and where the outcome was almost 100% CERTAIN. Combined with 1.), this can be a way to make money. Examples of this include: MR. “BEAST YouTube Subscribers 26 June?”; “Most viewed video on 30 June?”; “Best-selling games console ever by 16 June?”. 3.) As this is, of course, not enough, bets now come into play that incorporate 1.) and 2.) and can also be MANIPULATED by the user (Liam) HIMSELF, as he can DETERMINE the OUTCOME HIMSELF. Examples of this include all the ‘amount … net worth by’ bets and the ‘highest-ranked student on the leaderboard’ bets. Here’s a quick explanation of why this is so messed up and why only Liam Galetzki stands to benefit: he sets up these bets and, as soon as they go live, buys the option using the value of networth that exceeds his current net worth. This encourages other users to back the same option, as it’s the most likely outcome, which in turn increases his net worth – a self-fulfilling prophecy, in other words. The top 5 people on the leaderboard have no choice but to enter this market too, as otherwise the gap between them and Liam will keep getting bigger. So they can only MAINTAIN the gap, and if they don’t want to support this, they LOSE ground compared to Liam. He is therefore in a position – and you have to be number 1 to be in this position – where he can control everything through his bets and gain an unfair advantage. How I know that he buys his own bets: 1. He’s the only one who can really profit from them. 2. The ‘social’ feature on Neostake shows shared bets; I was able to verify this by buying and selling. And the biggest piece of evidence is the ‘Highest Neostake market cap 27 June?’ bet, which was voided. That’s the biggest scandal, and it’s incredibly important that Neostake put a stop to it. He lost around 200k in assets as a result. Just look at what happened to the odds and you’ll immediately understand what went on there. In the “Will Starmer be removed as PM by July?” bet, it was bought and sold repeatedly to artificially inflate the value. The fact that this isn’t the market cap but actually the volume brings me to my next point: 4.) The title, description and resolution are deliberately worded so poorly in order to mislead other users and send them down the wrong track. ‘Market cap’ would imply that the entire amount of money
An Anonymous User about 1 month ago
Planned
Market Creation Rebuild
Dear Neostake Team, I am writing to you regarding the current situation of Market creation and upvoting. The members trading on neostake, that are really taking their free time to create new markets, thinking of interesting bets or trying to update old bets are (in my opinion besides you) the ones being responsible for having fun on this trading platform: So how can it be that within the last week the possibility of expressing concerns towards bets were being misused and taken advantage of over 7 times (i only have screenshots of 3) just to block new bets/to stay on top of the leaderboard or even prevent others from winning the BIWEEKLY/ALL-TIME Leaderboard. There are 3 main example for my complaint: The first two markets, that were blocked for NO REASON at all were the WTI crude oil bet till June 30 and the most viewed video on Youtube till June 30 with following concerns: “no valid source” (if this dumb ahh person would have read the bet, it would have found the name of the site that was being used for resolving and EVEN the LINK down below) “it is already in 3 days” (how can somoene be this intellectual restricted to even write that as a concern on a betting plattform, when the bet was already blocked once for 4 days + the time before the important date of JUNE 30 is not even relevant at all in comparison to bets regarding for example the price of bitcoin as an ongoing trade-window) The third bet is the bet in refrence to the developement of the highest marketcap on Neostake till the end of June within that time period. Again: I completly copy pasted the description of the old market cap bet, took over the WHOLE discription and all of a sudden some users have a problem with wording they accepted already once and bet happily on the outcome. Besides that already being crazy enough another concern was: “…” like what the fuck is even that. Everyone who blocks new markets in this matter, while wasting the time of the creator of the market should be BANNED permanently, no exception. Concluding this theme I have the following wish towards you guys @Neostake: PLEASE rework the possibility of publishing concerns, that you can for example not just support those concerns but rather give them a dislike. If the concern has too many dislikes for example 5, it gets erased completly. If you have the possibility to see who blocks new markets on purpose just because he/she has no stakes/liquidity left, because they alr put everything in bets which are resolving right now SHOULD BE BANNED OR GIVEN A PENALTY OF 30-50% of their current net worth, so people learn not to to that (or just ban these ahh people). Thanks guys
An Anonymous User about 1 month ago
Planned
Market Creation Rebuild
Dear Neostake Team, I am writing to you regarding the current situation of Market creation and upvoting. The members trading on neostake, that are really taking their free time to create new markets, thinking of interesting bets or trying to update old bets are (in my opinion besides you) the ones being responsible for having fun on this trading platform: So how can it be that within the last week the possibility of expressing concerns towards bets were being misused and taken advantage of over 7 times (i only have screenshots of 3) just to block new bets/to stay on top of the leaderboard or even prevent others from winning the BIWEEKLY/ALL-TIME Leaderboard. There are 3 main example for my complaint: The first two markets, that were blocked for NO REASON at all were the WTI crude oil bet till June 30 and the most viewed video on Youtube till June 30 with following concerns: “no valid source” (if this dumb ahh person would have read the bet, it would have found the name of the site that was being used for resolving and EVEN the LINK down below) “it is already in 3 days” (how can somoene be this intellectual restricted to even write that as a concern on a betting plattform, when the bet was already blocked once for 4 days + the time before the important date of JUNE 30 is not even relevant at all in comparison to bets regarding for example the price of bitcoin as an ongoing trade-window) The third bet is the bet in refrence to the developement of the highest marketcap on Neostake till the end of June within that time period. Again: I completly copy pasted the description of the old market cap bet, took over the WHOLE discription and all of a sudden some users have a problem with wording they accepted already once and bet happily on the outcome. Besides that already being crazy enough another concern was: “…” like what the fuck is even that. Everyone who blocks new markets in this matter, while wasting the time of the creator of the market should be BANNED permanently, no exception. Concluding this theme I have the following wish towards you guys @Neostake: PLEASE rework the possibility of publishing concerns, that you can for example not just support those concerns but rather give them a dislike. If the concern has too many dislikes for example 5, it gets erased completly. If you have the possibility to see who blocks new markets on purpose just because he/she has no stakes/liquidity left, because they alr put everything in bets which are resolving right now SHOULD BE BANNED OR GIVEN A PENALTY OF 30-50% of their current net worth, so people learn not to to that (or just ban these ahh people). Thanks guys
An Anonymous User about 1 month ago
Completed
Void Starnberg water temperature record in June?
The provided source shows the temperature in a graph with a red "maximum" line. This line however, is not the Max referred to in the market. The Maximum for June is nowhere to be found in the source chosen for resolution, which makes this a completely unfair information arbitrage for whoever created the market and knows the June maximum temperature. To prevent exploitative behaviour like this in the future, this market should be voided, and all losses/gains should be given back. This is the graph mentioned:
An Anonymous User about 1 month ago
Completed
Void Starnberg water temperature record in June?
The provided source shows the temperature in a graph with a red "maximum" line. This line however, is not the Max referred to in the market. The Maximum for June is nowhere to be found in the source chosen for resolution, which makes this a completely unfair information arbitrage for whoever created the market and knows the June maximum temperature. To prevent exploitative behaviour like this in the future, this market should be voided, and all losses/gains should be given back. This is the graph mentioned:
An Anonymous User about 1 month ago
Planned
Positions in Portfolio
Add a feature to show current price next to/opposite of the purchase price (which is shown already) so that you dont have to go on the actual market or the sell interface to find out what they are worth currently.
An Anonymous User about 1 month ago
Planned
Positions in Portfolio
Add a feature to show current price next to/opposite of the purchase price (which is shown already) so that you dont have to go on the actual market or the sell interface to find out what they are worth currently.
An Anonymous User about 1 month ago
Completed
F1 driver championship Leader July 5? only 2 of 7 outcomes were even possible
Per race a driver can get a maximum of 25 points. As this market was created with 2 races remaining the maximum points a driver could achieve in these races is 50. As only George Russell and Lewis Hamilton could reach Kimi Antonellis 156 points this would disqualify all other listed drivers from the possible options. As George Russell can achieve a max of 156 after these 2 races he could theoretically be tied with Kimi Antonelli but would loose the official F1 tie braker as he would not have as many wins as Antonelli. This only leaves exactly 2 contenders Kimi Antonelli and Lewis Hamilton. So the other 5 options are redundant and only improved Kimi Antonellis odds the overwhelming favorites odds dramatically.
An Anonymous User about 1 month ago
Completed
F1 driver championship Leader July 5? only 2 of 7 outcomes were even possible
Per race a driver can get a maximum of 25 points. As this market was created with 2 races remaining the maximum points a driver could achieve in these races is 50. As only George Russell and Lewis Hamilton could reach Kimi Antonellis 156 points this would disqualify all other listed drivers from the possible options. As George Russell can achieve a max of 156 after these 2 races he could theoretically be tied with Kimi Antonelli but would loose the official F1 tie braker as he would not have as many wins as Antonelli. This only leaves exactly 2 contenders Kimi Antonelli and Lewis Hamilton. So the other 5 options are redundant and only improved Kimi Antonellis odds the overwhelming favorites odds dramatically.
An Anonymous User about 1 month ago
Completed
SPCX 2.75T by June 20 "bet"
This is also no bet and should -at least- be investigated. A bet is when someone sets something on a specific outcome of an uncertain event. But in this case, this is literally no uncertain event. These people are clearly exploiting the weaknesses of this platform just for the sake of winning. The outcome was already clear when this market opened. If “betting” (farming easy, quick money) on past events is allowed, it would be a serious problem for the platform.
An Anonymous User about 1 month ago
Completed
SPCX 2.75T by June 20 "bet"
This is also no bet and should -at least- be investigated. A bet is when someone sets something on a specific outcome of an uncertain event. But in this case, this is literally no uncertain event. These people are clearly exploiting the weaknesses of this platform just for the sake of winning. The outcome was already clear when this market opened. If “betting” (farming easy, quick money) on past events is allowed, it would be a serious problem for the platform.
An Anonymous User about 1 month ago
Completed
Leader F1 constructors championship June 28 "bet"
This is no "bet" at all. Even if both Mercedes drivers score no points and the Ferrari drivers get p1 and p2, Mercedes would still be first in the constructors. Should be closed. There is no way that another team will be first with only one race to go until June 28. It is a lot of free money for those who bet early on Mercedes.
An Anonymous User about 1 month ago
Completed
Leader F1 constructors championship June 28 "bet"
This is no "bet" at all. Even if both Mercedes drivers score no points and the Ferrari drivers get p1 and p2, Mercedes would still be first in the constructors. Should be closed. There is no way that another team will be first with only one race to go until June 28. It is a lot of free money for those who bet early on Mercedes.
An Anonymous User about 1 month ago
Controlling multiple accounts
Please look into the market “Leader F1 Construction Championship” The last 4 votes happened pretty much at the same time, in the middle of the night (1:30am). Looks like someone was trying to make sure they were the first one to get in, while most normal people are asleep. So if that does raise suspicion, please look into whoever was behind that move.
An Anonymous User about 1 month ago
Controlling multiple accounts
Please look into the market “Leader F1 Construction Championship” The last 4 votes happened pretty much at the same time, in the middle of the night (1:30am). Looks like someone was trying to make sure they were the first one to get in, while most normal people are asleep. So if that does raise suspicion, please look into whoever was behind that move.
An Anonymous User about 1 month ago
Completed
Some market proposal "problems" need to be banned
Some of the “issues” claimed to exist in the last two to three days are just ridiculous. On the market SpaceX valuation, the compalint is: “Why so many outcomes?” How is that a legitimate “Problem”? How about because SpaceX valuation moves like crazy and if you don't like the market then dont bet on it? There was another one on another market about net worth that read: “How many of these do we need?” As if any extra markets would hurt the platform.
An Anonymous User about 1 month ago
Completed
Some market proposal "problems" need to be banned
Some of the “issues” claimed to exist in the last two to three days are just ridiculous. On the market SpaceX valuation, the compalint is: “Why so many outcomes?” How is that a legitimate “Problem”? How about because SpaceX valuation moves like crazy and if you don't like the market then dont bet on it? There was another one on another market about net worth that read: “How many of these do we need?” As if any extra markets would hurt the platform.
An Anonymous User about 1 month ago
Blatant manipulation
This market reached 15 votes in 10 minutes and is pretty clearly a group of people that are already planning to have food delivered to a Prof. Crazy how blatantly obvious this is… not even trying to hide it
An Anonymous User about 1 month ago
Blatant manipulation
This market reached 15 votes in 10 minutes and is pretty clearly a group of people that are already planning to have food delivered to a Prof. Crazy how blatantly obvious this is… not even trying to hide it
An Anonymous User about 1 month ago
Completed
Some is using bots
Pretty sure someone is using bots to make sure they are the first to enter a market. Yesterday night, Markets “Will Germany reach World Cup” and “Most sold gaming console ever” were online for literally 1 second and the odds had already shifted from 50/50 to 86/14 and 10/10/10/10… to 72% PS2. There is literally no way someone is this fast twice, and almost as fast in the market “most followed instagram account”. Please check logs or something, this is absolutely insane timing
An Anonymous User about 1 month ago
Completed
Some is using bots
Pretty sure someone is using bots to make sure they are the first to enter a market. Yesterday night, Markets “Will Germany reach World Cup” and “Most sold gaming console ever” were online for literally 1 second and the odds had already shifted from 50/50 to 86/14 and 10/10/10/10… to 72% PS2. There is literally no way someone is this fast twice, and almost as fast in the market “most followed instagram account”. Please check logs or something, this is absolutely insane timing
An Anonymous User about 1 month ago
Completed
No one is voting & engagement extremely low
Most of the markets that are currently available for upvoting have all been online for 3-4 days. And out of 16 markets only 1 market has managed more than 10 votes. Have you thought about a pop-up to stimulate some activity and get people to vote? Or maybe lowering the limit to 15 votes. Regarding the over 1,1k users it should not be this hard to achieve 20 votes. People probably don't even know where/how they can vote
An Anonymous User about 2 months ago
Completed
No one is voting & engagement extremely low
Most of the markets that are currently available for upvoting have all been online for 3-4 days. And out of 16 markets only 1 market has managed more than 10 votes. Have you thought about a pop-up to stimulate some activity and get people to vote? Or maybe lowering the limit to 15 votes. Regarding the over 1,1k users it should not be this hard to achieve 20 votes. People probably don't even know where/how they can vote
An Anonymous User about 2 months ago
Planned
Dedicated Email Routing for Market Notifications
I am writing to request a feature regarding how email notifications are managed. Currently, notifications about markets going live are sent to the primary email address affiliated with my account. Because my primary address is a student account used for official and important correspondence, the high volume of market alerts is cluttering my inbox and creating a lot of spam. Would it be possible to implement an option that allows users to link a secondary, dedicated email address specifically for market-related notifications? Having the ability to route these alerts away from my main inbox would greatly improve the user experience and help keep official communications organized. Thank you for your time and consideration of this feature.
An Anonymous User about 2 months ago
Planned
Dedicated Email Routing for Market Notifications
I am writing to request a feature regarding how email notifications are managed. Currently, notifications about markets going live are sent to the primary email address affiliated with my account. Because my primary address is a student account used for official and important correspondence, the high volume of market alerts is cluttering my inbox and creating a lot of spam. Would it be possible to implement an option that allows users to link a secondary, dedicated email address specifically for market-related notifications? Having the ability to route these alerts away from my main inbox would greatly improve the user experience and help keep official communications organized. Thank you for your time and consideration of this feature.
An Anonymous User about 2 months ago
Completed
Integrity Issue: Exploitation of Resolved Markets & Proposed Fixes
I am writing to bring to your attention a serious loophole currently being exploited in the prediction market competition, which directly undermines its integrity and fairness as a student initiative. Recently, I observed two specific markets that were approved (voted through) and went live after the real-world outcomes were already known: "2026 IIHF Ice Hockey winner?" – Where the creator intentionally set the deadline days after the event had already concluded. "Shakira, Burna Boy - Dai Dai (Official Video) over 10 Million views by end of May?" Because the outcomes were already public knowledge before the markets were even online, these markets became "easy money" for the users who provided the final upvotes to launch them, as well as the traders who rushed in first to grab the guaranteed odds. This completely violates the spirit of a prediction market. To restore a level playing field and prevent future exploitation, I highly recommend implementing the following measures: Void Unfair Winnings: It would only be fair to void the trades and claw back the winnings from individuals who traded on these already-resolved markets. Penalize Market Creators: Penalize or block users who intentionally set market deadlines to occur days after the actual event takes place. Implement a Strike System for Upvotes: Introduce a strike system for users who upvote a market that has an already-known outcome. If a user repeatedly abuses this to push dead markets live for profit, they should face a temporary or permanent block. Introduce a Trading Cool-Down Period: Implement a feature where trading only opens after a set amount of time (e.g., one hour) after the final approval upvote is cast. This ensures that users who happen to cast the final vote or sit on the platform all day don't get an unfair structural advantage over those who cannot monitor the app constantly. If this competition is to remain fair, these loopholes need to be closed. Thank you for your time, hard work, and dedication to keeping this competition competitive and just.
An Anonymous User about 2 months ago
Completed
Integrity Issue: Exploitation of Resolved Markets & Proposed Fixes
I am writing to bring to your attention a serious loophole currently being exploited in the prediction market competition, which directly undermines its integrity and fairness as a student initiative. Recently, I observed two specific markets that were approved (voted through) and went live after the real-world outcomes were already known: "2026 IIHF Ice Hockey winner?" – Where the creator intentionally set the deadline days after the event had already concluded. "Shakira, Burna Boy - Dai Dai (Official Video) over 10 Million views by end of May?" Because the outcomes were already public knowledge before the markets were even online, these markets became "easy money" for the users who provided the final upvotes to launch them, as well as the traders who rushed in first to grab the guaranteed odds. This completely violates the spirit of a prediction market. To restore a level playing field and prevent future exploitation, I highly recommend implementing the following measures: Void Unfair Winnings: It would only be fair to void the trades and claw back the winnings from individuals who traded on these already-resolved markets. Penalize Market Creators: Penalize or block users who intentionally set market deadlines to occur days after the actual event takes place. Implement a Strike System for Upvotes: Introduce a strike system for users who upvote a market that has an already-known outcome. If a user repeatedly abuses this to push dead markets live for profit, they should face a temporary or permanent block. Introduce a Trading Cool-Down Period: Implement a feature where trading only opens after a set amount of time (e.g., one hour) after the final approval upvote is cast. This ensures that users who happen to cast the final vote or sit on the platform all day don't get an unfair structural advantage over those who cannot monitor the app constantly. If this competition is to remain fair, these loopholes need to be closed. Thank you for your time, hard work, and dedication to keeping this competition competitive and just.
An Anonymous User about 2 months ago