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DeFi, Open Markets, and the Future of Finance

n early June of 2020, the cryptocurrency industry erupted with activity surrounding a number of new protocols offering ‘Decentralized Financial Services’ also known as DeFi. From decentralized lending, to exchanges, to yield farming: DeFi has rapidly grown in previous months with billions of dollars in value locked on different protocols.

Community Team

November 11, 2020

NEAR Without Noise Episode 01: The Future of Open Markets

Recently the NEAR Without The Noise series was launched for the NEAR community, future entrepreneurs, developers and investors. We kicked off the first episode with the two founding members of FLUX Protocol: CEO Peter Mitchell and CTO Jasper Gooijer. In this first-of-a-kind livestream, the 4NTS Guild interviewed the Flux team about the current state of prediction markets in general, Flux, and its position within the industry.

Community Team

November 11, 2020

Flux AMA with CEO Peter Mitchell: What’s Happening Behind the Scenes at Flux?

On 11 November 2020 Flux CEO Peter Mitchell hosted a low-profile AMA in the Flux Protocol official Telegram group. As one of the most overlooked AMAs to date a number of extremely important updates on the development of Flux were dropped by Peter: don’t sleep on this one - it is as hype as it gets! A brief overview of the most important points discussed is outlined below, while a full transcript of the AMA is included at the bottom.

Community Team

November 11, 2020

Anticipating Geopolitical Events on Flux

Beyond futures markets, real-time betting on sporting events, or innovative financial-reward mechanisms, Flux accommodates an increasingly important niche in prediction markets: Geopolitical Forecasting and Superforecasting for the 21st century.

Community Team

November 11, 2020

Sports Betting During A Global Pandemic

How has a pandemic changed sports betting and what effects to open-markets bring when you can connect users across the globe with no middleman.

Community Team

November 11, 2020

Flux Decentralization Update

The Flux Ecosystem is heating up, with even more attention flowing towards NEAR Protocol with its fully decentralized launch initiating fast, permissionless, and scalable transactions for users.