Seer
  • ๐Ÿง™Introduction to Seer
  • Prediction Market Basics
    • ๐Ÿช„Creating Tokens
    • ๐Ÿ”„Trading Tokens
    • ๐Ÿ”ฅRedeeming Tokens
    • โž•Scalar Markets
  • ๐Ÿ˜ตWhy did previous prediction markets fail?
    • โ—พA method other than a prediction market produces the best predictions
    • โ‰๏ธAn article shows a method over performing prediction market
    • ๐Ÿ”ŽIt's not ethical
    • ๐ŸฆRegulatory Attacks
    • ๐Ÿ’งLack of Liquidity
  • ๐ŸชกSeer Solution
    • ๐Ÿ”˜Seer DAO
    • ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฎRetroactive Public Good Funding
    • ๐Ÿ‘จโ€๐Ÿ‘จโ€๐Ÿ‘ฆโ€๐Ÿ‘ฆPrediction Market Actors
    • ๐ŸฅšThe Chicken and the egg problem
    • ๐Ÿ’ฐToken Incentives
    • โ„น๏ธInformation Seekers
    • ๐Ÿ“ˆExchange Integration
    • ๐Ÿ’ฆLiquidity Management
    • ๐Ÿ”’Safe Liquidity Provision
    • โžก๏ธPractical Implementation = AMM + Auctions
    • ๐Ÿ’กReasoning
    • โš•๏ธCapital Efficency
  • โš™๏ธApplications
    • ๐Ÿ•ด๏ธPolitical Predictions
    • ๐ŸฒFood and Drugs Market
    • ๐ŸŒMacro Studies
    • โบ๏ธMicro Recommendation
    • ๐Ÿ’ขFutarchy
    • ๐Ÿค–AI Markets
  • ๐ŸคConclusion
  • ๐Ÿ“„Reference
  • App
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The Chicken and the egg problem

Considering what we have mentioned before and the ecosystem actors present in all Predicition Markets we can arrive to the conclusion that we might Initially face a tridimensional chicken and the egg problem:

  • Traders canโ€™t trade if there is not enough liquidity.

  • In the absence of subsidies or a significant trading volume allowing them to profit from the spread, providing liquidity is not profitable due to the impermanent loss (see Lack of Liquidity section).

  • Information seekers cannot get accurate estimates as markets are only efficient if there are a significant amount of actors participating. They canโ€™t convince other actors either if the markets are not widely used.

Therefore we need to find a way to initially solve the chicken and the egg problem....

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