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Are there any hardware wallets capable of storing REP?
added by Amadour Bernard Jan 29 '17 at 14:28
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What is the difference between LMSR and Liquidity-Sensitive LMSR (LS-LMSR) and why has Augur decided to focus on the later?
added by Imagin Ation Jan 30 '17 at 13:22
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Can I use Augur without owning REP?
added by Nagu Dalal Jan 29 '17 at 16:11
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What is a Schelling Point and how is it relevant to Augur?
added by Ling Jan 30 '17 at 1:17
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What is Airbitz Edge Security and what features does it bring to the Augur account creation process?
added by cindy smith Feb 7 '17 at 16:46
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What is a stablecoin and why would it be of importance to Augur?
added by Amadour Bernard Jan 29 '17 at 14:26
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How is the REP penalty for failing to report calculated?
added by Amadour Bernard Jan 29 '17 at 14:23
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Are only binary prediction markets (yes or no) planned for launch?
added by Amadour Bernard Jan 29 '17 at 14:30
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How many REP tokens exist and will the supply ever change?
added by Peter Karpov Jan 29 '17 at 14:44
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Is a REP token holder able to report on an market where he or she is a participant?
added by Peter Karpov Jan 29 '17 at 14:54
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How can I join the Augur testnet?
added by Peter Karpov Jan 29 '17 at 14:57
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What happens if the majority of reporters incorrectly decide a market outcome (either maliciously or by relying on a mistake by a mainstream source)?
added by Peter Karpov Jan 29 '17 at 15:02
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What are the primary differences between Augur and Gnosis?
added by user167671 Jan 29 '17 at 15:17
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Are there any empirical studies comparing the accuracy of prediction markets to traditional polling in predicting outcomes of future events?
added by user167671 Jan 29 '17 at 15:21
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What if any security protocols prevent Augur reporters to collude with each other when reporting on an event?
added by user167671 Jan 29 '17 at 15:33
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How many events will each REP holder be required to report on each year?
added by user167671 Jan 29 '17 at 15:37
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What advantages does the Serpent programming language offer Augur developers compared to Solidity?
added by Javier Jan 29 '17 at 15:49
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What fees are associated with opening up a new prediction market?
added by Javier Jan 29 '17 at 15:57
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Are there any types of prediction markets that are banned by Augur? If so how will that ban be enforced?
added by Javier Jan 29 '17 at 15:58
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Is there an option for REP holders to grade a market outcome as indeterminate?
added by Javier Jan 29 '17 at 16:01
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Is there a procedure for challenging the decision of reporters?
added by Nagu Dalal Jan 29 '17 at 16:17
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At what point if any will Augur developers lose the ability to unilaterally shut Augur down?
added by Nagu Dalal Jan 29 '17 at 16:21
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How long can REP remain dormant without penalty and how are REP dormancy penalties calculated?
added by Pablo Jan 29 '17 at 18:15
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Are there any spam prevention measures to prevent an exorbitant number of irrelevant markets being created
added by Pablo Jan 29 '17 at 18:18
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What impact will the conversion of Ethereum from Proof of Work to Proof of Stake have on Augur?
added by Pablo Jan 29 '17 at 18:20
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Does Augur have an API that another market wishing to increase liquidity can use to connect to the platform?
added by Drink Vodka Jan 30 '17 at 0:45
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Does Augur have any measures in place to prevent or reduce the potential impact of insider trading?
added by Ling Jan 30 '17 at 1:01
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What is an Appeal Bond and how does it work?
added by Ling Jan 30 '17 at 1:11
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Can anyone place an early resolution bond or must the user be a market participant in order to do so?
added by Ling Jan 30 '17 at 1:14
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In what ways is a decentralized prediction market like Augur different from a centralized prediction market like Intrade?
added by Ling Jan 30 '17 at 1:29
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How many developers have contributed to Augur source code so far?
added by user167685 Jan 30 '17 at 4:28
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What is the Forecast Foundation and how is it connected to Augur?
added by user157427 Jan 30 '17 at 4:46
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What is the importance of economies of scale in the context of prediction markets?
added by neversleep Jan 30 '17 at 6:29
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Are REP tokens divisible or is 11 million the maximum possible number of reporters (assuming each holder owned 1 REP)?
added by neversleep Jan 30 '17 at 6:37
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Are there any disadvantages of marking REP dormant besides missed reporting income?
added by tobi Feb 2 '17 at 22:54
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What is the origination and meaning of the name Augur?
added by John Feb 3 '17 at 17:21
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Why has Augur developer issue tracking been migrated from GitHub to Clubhouse.io?
added by user167914 Feb 4 '17 at 5:55
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What type of market filters will be available for Augur users to focus in on area of interest?
added by cindy smith Feb 7 '17 at 16:50
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What currencies can an Augur market be denominated in?
added by ronb7139 Feb 10 '17 at 0:33
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At what price do outcomes settle at when a market is resolved as "indeterminant"?
added by ronb7139 Feb 10 '17 at 0:38
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