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  "id": 9536458,
  "title": "Can prediction markets create the future they predict?",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/24/can-prediction-markets-create-the-future-they-predict",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-09-24T09:29:49.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Asia Times",
    "slug": "asia-times",
    "url": "https://asiatimes.com/2026/09/can-prediction-markets-create-the-future-they-predict/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Prediction market platforms allow people to bet on real-world events like politics, culture, economics, war, and sports. Their defining feature is the buying and selling of contracts. They operate on a peer-to-peer model in which participants buy and sell contracts tied to the outcome of future events rather than betting against a bookmaker. Most contracts […] The post Can prediction markets…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}