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Augur Prediction Market Confirms First $20K in Bets Have Paid Out

Augur Prediction Market Confirms First $20K in Bets Have Paid Out

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One of the most complex DApps to run on the Ethereum blockchain, Augur, is a decentralized prediction market enabling users to bet on almost anything. On July 18, 2018, Augur announced on Twitter that the first market on its platform confirmed $20K in payouts to users.

World Cup Bets Pay Out $20K

Three years after its $5.5 million ICO, Augur has proved to be a functional prediction market controlled and operated solely by its users. Taking to Twitter, Augur announced its milestone and confirmed user pay-outs,

A peer-to-peer platform, Augur allows anyone to pose virtually any question for other users to bet on, ranging from the outcome of upcoming elections to weather predictions and natural disasters.

After going live on the Ethereum network in mid-July, Augur settled its first markets – the most valuable being the outcome of the France-Belgium World Cup semifinal game. After France won, those who voted correctly and bet on the prediction market were paid out in ether.

Augur uses ether and its REP tokens to stake bets and incentivize users to report correct outcomes. Users lose their REP tokens if they report incorrect outcomes, working in complement with the ability of any user to report that a prediction market failed to resolve accurately.

Using Smart Contracts to Bet on Anything

After two years of beta testing, Augur’s mainnet went live on the Ethereum network July 9, 2018.

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In an innovative approach to finance, Augur sought out to take full advantage of trustless, peer-to-peer smart contracts and make betting on anything a real way for people to earn an income.

Running on Ethereum, Augur is able to provide lower-cost transaction fees while running transparently and securely.

In a blog post released June 9, the Augur development team shared their mission:

“Augur’s purpose is to democratize and decentralize finance. We’ll do this by enabling anyone, anywhere, at any time in the world to create and speculate on derivatives at a low cost for the first time.”

According to Predictions.Global– a website that tracks Augur betting markets – about $932,000 in ether are currently staked across 474 Augur markets. For more information about Augur, including price, market cap, founders and technical information, please see the CryptoSlate Augur coin profile.