Show HN: A prediction market where you can bet against my goals

(market.ericli.tech)

6 points | by ericlmtn a day ago ago

6 comments

  • oztamir a day ago

    This is great. Local, "among-friends" prediction markets are a cool niche to explore - if the experience can be gamified properly this can be a great viral app.

    • s1mplicissimus 3 hours ago

      Hmm I get it's a thrill for the author to get exposure/internetfame, but what's in it for the bettors? Looks to me that if bets reach enough of a one-sided weight, it's super easy for OP to just "forget" to study for their test

    • ericlmtn a day ago

      Yeah I think that's my goal here. Traditional payment platforms like Stripe charge a ridiculous fee that makes small prediction markets unviable -- but with Crypto payments small markets can actually become a thing

  • ericlmtn a day ago

    I built a prediction market where you can bet against me achieving my goals.

    The house doesn't always win... sometimes I just forget to study for my exams.

    Powered by USDC on Base with Parimutuel Pools. Apparently Stripe doesn't like gambling.

    • fcpguru a day ago

      can you link Base with Parimutuel Pools?

      • ericlmtn a day ago

        Not sure what exactly you mean here but I enforced an account/wallet mode instead of just pools with payments just because it's easier for tracking... could consider complete anonymity with just address and pools but that's for the future.