“the information these markets produce is a byproduct of a healthy market, not the product”
Galaxy's follow-up to its decision- and impact-market coverage reframes both as subsets of one category — conditional markets — and finds the sector moving from whitepapers to product. Umia's September launch takes decision markets off Solana: $50.5m now sits in market-governed treasuries across 22 DAOs, MetaDAO holding 78%. Proof, If Market, Lightcone and Branchpoint are racing toward mainnet, and a bespoke hedge on California goat-herding wages shows prediction-market rails underwriting risks no insurer will price.
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Platforms mentioned: MetaDAO, Umia, Proof, Lightcone, If Market, Polymarket, Kalshi, Hyperliquid