The Rollup Can Prediction Markets Outpace Securities Trading? With Farrokh and Carlos Domingo
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Sep 14, 2025 Carlos Domingo, CEO of Securitize, dives into the world of real-world asset tokenization and debates the merits of walled-garden versus open blockchain approaches. Farrokh from Myriad explores how prediction markets are transforming information trading and fueling a potential multi-trillion-dollar industry. The duo also discusses creator token sustainability and shares insights from Farrokh's exclusive interview with President Trump, revealing the intersection of media and finance in this innovative landscape.
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Media+Prediction Markets Flywheel
- Combining media ownership with prediction markets creates a monetization flywheel by converting audience attention into tradable opinions.
- Farrokh argues this lets media firms become tech companies that monetize information directly.
Markets As Social Temperature Sensors
- Prediction markets measure social temperature and can sometimes predict outcomes more accurately than other signals.
- Carlos sees them as a useful complement to on-chain price signals and RWA data.
Lightsaber RWA Market Example
- Myriad ran prediction markets on high-profile RWAs like Darth Vader's lightsaber auction to let fans speculate on hammer price.
- Farrokh says these markets give people skin in the game without owning expensive assets.