Prediction Markets Emerge in Japan, With Shopping Vouchers
THE SO WHAT
Routing prediction markets through loyalty points instead of cash is a regulatory hack that could generalize well beyond Japan. If this model scales, expect more ‘synthetic’ financial products built on top of rewards ecosystems where compliance is already normalized.
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