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The post Let insiders trade – Blockworks appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. This is a segment from The Breakdown newsletter. To read more editions, subscribe ​​“The most valuable commodity I know of is information.” — Gordon Gekko, Wall Street Ten months ago, FBI agents raided Shayne Coplan’s Manhattan apartment, ostensibly in search of evidence that the prediction market he founded, Polymarket, had illegally allowed US residents to place bets on the US election. Two weeks ago, the CFTC gave Polymarket the green light to allow those very same US residents to place bets on whatever they like. This is quite the turn of events — and it’s not just about elections or politics. With its US government seal of approval in hand, Polymarket is reportedly raising capital at a valuation of $9 billion — a reflection of the growing belief that prediction markets will be used for much more than betting on elections once every four years. Instead, proponents say prediction markets can provide a real service to the world by providing it with better information about nearly everything. I think they might, too — but only if insiders are free to participate. Yesterday, for example, Polymarket announced new betting markets on company earnings reports, with a promise that it would improve the information that investors have to work with.  Instead of waiting three months to find out how a company is faring, investors could simply watch the odds on Polymarket.  If the probability of an earnings beat is rising, for example, investors would know at a glance that things are going well. But that will only happen if enough of the people betting actually know how things are going. Relying on the wisdom of crowds to magically discern how a business is doing won’t add much incremental knowledge to the world; everyone’s guesses are unlikely to average out to the truth. If…

The post Today’s Wordle #1630 Hints And Answer For Friday, December 5 appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. How to solve today’s Wordle. SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images Friday is here at long last. It’s the first Friday of December. In my hometown, First Friday is a big deal. There’s an art walk, live music. Local retailers will often have free beverages for shoppers (sometimes boozy, but in these chillier times it can be hot cocoa). It’s a nice way to kick off the month. I’ll be home playing games or watching my shows, of course, but then I’m a homebody to my very core. Speaking of games, let’s solve today’s Wordle! It’s 2XP Friday so double your points! Looking for Thursday’s Wordle? Check out our guide right here. Today’s Bonus Wordle Now that we can create our own custom Wordles, I’m including a bonus Wordle with each daily Wordle guide. These can be 4 to 7 letters long. Hopefully this is a fun extra challenge. Click the link below to play the Wordle I hand-crafted for you. Today’s Bonus Custom Wordle. This custom Wordle is 7 letters long. The hint: John Lennon urged us to be this kind of person. The clue: This Wordle has a double letter. Yesterday’s bonus Wordle answer was: SYMBOL Play Puzzles & Games on Forbes How To Solve Today’s Wordle How To Play Wordle Wordle game website displayed on a phone screen is seen in this illustration photo taken in Poland on August 6, 2024. (Photo by Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto via Getty Images) NurPhoto via Getty Images Wordle is a daily word puzzle game where your goal is to guess a hidden five-letter word in six tries or fewer. After each guess, the game gives feedback to help you get closer to the answer: Green: The letter is in the word and in the correct spot. Yellow: The letter is in the word,…

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