Digitized Spotlight Ep. 23: Upshot - Building Accessible Prediction Markets

In this Digitized Spotlight, Amanda (Collab+Currency) and Winnie (Strobe) dive into the speculative consumer behaviors emerging around collectibles and prediction markets. They chat with Upshot founder Wayne, who’s reimagining prediction markets from the ground up in the form of trading cards. They cover how to play and win prizes on Upshot, what’s driving momentum in prediction markets, building on-chain on Base, and more!

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Timestamps:

0:00: Intro
0:52: Upshot Founding Story
4:01: Game Mechanics Powering Upshot's Prediction Markets
12:41: Early User Experience in Upshot Beta
16:06: Trends Driving Momentum in Prediction Markets
18:33: Gen Z/Millennial Interest in Collectibles
22:39: Building on Polymarket vs. Launching Own Infrastructure
23:48: On-Chain Components Powering Upshot
26:28: What's Next for Upshot
27:26: Closing

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Resources:

Explore Upshot | https://www.upshotcards.com/

Follow Retrimentum | https://x.com/retrimentum

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