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What is Desert Gem?
Strip away the language of contracts, order books and event trading and Bernard Marantelli has a blunt description of what is happening inside US sports prediction markets. “Kalshi is a sportsbook that’s just not allowed to have an in-house risk team,” says the founder of White Swan Data, one of the specialist firms now making markets on prediction exchanges.
The difference is all about the risk function. A sportsbook employs traders to price bets and manage its exposure. An exchange provides an API through which firms compete to quote prices and supply liquidity.
“Here’s an API. Bernard and 88 other people can market-make all these request-for-quotes (RFQs),” Marantelli says. “Some people might come in and just do esports because they’re esports experts. Others do everything. Some focus on same-game parlays. But it’s a sportsbook.”
What is Desert Gem?
GeoComply processed 99.8 million geolocation checks during Week 1 of the NFL season, reflecting a dramatic surge in sports betting activity. New player registrations also spiked, with sign-ups jumping over 310% to hit 135,700.
The numbers underscore the NFL’s massive pull with sports bettors, but Week 1 also offered a clear snapshot of how football betting economics are evolving, according to Legal Sports Report (LSR).
GeoComply, a Vancouver-based anti-fraud and geolocation technology company, provides compliance services to sportsbook clients worldwide.
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How Bitcoin SV provides data ledger for Internet of Things – The Internet of Things depends on fast, unfailing data. This recap from a CoinGeek Live 2020 presentation explains how the Bitcoin SV’s low transaction fees allows that data to be stored on the blockchain for minimal costs.
Bitcoin SV is capable of 9000 transactions per second – In January 2021, the Bitcoin SV (BSV) Scaling Test Network (STN) reached a new height processing over 9,000 transactions per second. If your business needs an enterprise solution the TPS potential opens up a world of possibilities as to what can be done on-chain.
Bitcoin SV is capable of enterprise data management – At Sir Anthony Ritossa’s 13th Global Family Office Investment Summit in Dubai, a panel of Bitcoin experts explained how Bitcoin SV is already helping enterprises and governments, digitizing currency and data to solve existing challenges.
