Introduction to SOLPREDS
SOLPREDS is a decentralized prediction market that allows you to bet on short-term price movements of assets like SOL/USD.
What is a Prediction Market?
A prediction market lets users speculate on future events by buying and selling outcome shares. In SOLPREDS, you predict whether the price will go UP or DOWN during a specific time window.
Why SOLPREDS?
🚀 Built on Solana
- Sub-second transactions
- Minimal fees (~$0.00001 per transaction)
- Scalable for high-frequency betting
🔒 Fully Transparent
- All bets recorded on-chain
- Verifiable on Solana Explorer
- No centralized control over outcomes
🎲 Fair & Automated
- Pyth Network oracle for accurate pricing
- Automatic round settlements
- No human intervention needed
Key Concepts
Round: A betting period (e.g., 5 minutes) where users predict price direction
Lock Price: The price when betting closes
Close Price: The final price that determines winners
Payout Multiplier: Your potential winnings based on pool distribution
Prize Pool: Total SOL bet in the round (minus fees)
Getting Started
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