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Re:Launch HN: Kalshi (YC W19) – A regulated exchange for tra... by ethanbond on Monday November 21, 2022 @02:46PM (#33696979)
Such a thing exists (Polymarket) and the whole setup has probably precluded many, many, many people from using it including myself. I got halfway through setup before giving up.

By contrast, I signed up for Kalshi and bought 3 contracts in the last 30 minutes.

Additionally, smart contracts don't actually solve the primary source of (unaccepted) risk: the oracle.

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Re:Launch HN: Kalshi (YC W19) – A regulated exchange for tra... by mritchie712 on Monday November 21, 2022 @04:41PM (#33698378)
Did you already have Polygon and a wallet (e.g. metamask)? If you didn't have that, I could see it being a pain too much of a pain to deal with.

It only took me a minute to use Polymarket, but I already had the prerequisites above.

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Re:Launch HN: Kalshi (YC W19) – A regulated exchange for tra... by zoklet-enjoyer on Monday November 21, 2022 @05:23PM (#33698935)
I love Polymarket. It's what dapps should aspire to be
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