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by gustavmarwin 2882 days ago
Can we stop with the blockchain trolling please? It only makes you look very ignorant.

Yes, there is a humongous number of scammy projects. But there are also projects working really hard to succeed and they deserve a chance. Right now I'm particularly impressed by what Augur pulled off, it's not certain whether it will succeed long term but credit should be given where it's due.

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Augur: "Report the Outcome Report the winning outcome of the event after it occurs. Other users can dispute your report if they don't agree."

I think I can spot the weak link in this system.

Yes, everyone who's spent two minutes thinking about designing a decentralized prediction market has spotted that weak link. Hence that's what Augur is designed to address.

Think it won't work? Go get your bug bounty, or even put in a massive short and then break it.

Eeeeh, I think I don't get this thing. Isn't this an unregulated betting house?