Funny, downthread there is actually a report of someone experiencing manipulation of weather prediction markets:
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47535355
In the same way that crypto has been speed running the history of banking scams, it seems prediction markets are going to speed run the history of gambling and insurance fraud.
In the same way that crypto has been speed running the history of banking scams, it seems prediction markets are going to speed run the history of gambling and insurance fraud.