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CRSHMARKET goes viral: You can now bet on what happens next in a livestream. Social media thinks that’s a nightmare

Prediction markets already get a bad rap online from some social media users, and now a new app that blends livestreaming and live betting is unleashing a new wave of social media outrage. In a poll earlier this year , 29% of Americans said they viewed the growing popularity of…

Prediction markets already get a bad rap online from some social media users, and now a new app that blends livestreaming and live betting is unleashing a new wave of social media outrage. In a poll earlier this year , 29% of Americans said they viewed the growing popularity of…

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Why it matters

The launch of a livestream betting app on market outcomes is a novel social-media phenomenon but represents consumer entertainment rather than a material credit-market development or regulatory shift.

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