<table><tr><th>From:</th><th>Vincenzo lozzo</th></tr><tr><td>Sent:</td><td>Wednesday, June 25, 2014 7:22 PM</td></tr><tr><td>To:</td><td>Jeffrey E.</td></tr><tr><td>Subject:</td><td>Re: decentralized prediction markets and order books (w/ bitcoin) &amp; meeting</td></tr></table>

ha! had no idea, thanks :)

On 25/giu/2014, at 20:21, jeffrey E. <jeevacation@gmail.com> wrote:

> not really, even the language in the paper is not well thought =hrough, they use bitcoin as a currency though the irs has said it is =ot. and they deliniate betting.? ( not a good word ►. money that =ays in response to non regulated contracts can be disavowed, have =trange tax consequences ( tax on gains but losses non deductible ETc =

>

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> On Wed, Jun 25, 2014 at 3:18 PM, Vincenzo lozzo =rote:

> hmm fair point, although I assume that if you regulate what is

> =radable in the system (and you can since the order book is public, =lbeit somewhat anonymous) then it should be legal?

>

> Not sure, not really an expert on legal questions in this area. But I

> =ind the idea behind it somewhat fascinating

>

> On 25/giu/2014, at 20:15, jeffrey E. <jeevacation@gmail.com> wrote:

>

» knee jerk response is that it is not a currency trading system or =ecurities trading system but gambling , must be careful, - most =f this is outlawed

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<table><tr><th>&gt;&gt; On Wed, Jun 25, 2014 at 3:14 PM, Vincenzo lozzo</th><th>&gt;=rote:</th></tr><tr><td>&gt;&gt; great! :) thanks!</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>&gt;&gt; I'll talk to Leslie and see what your schedule looks like in that</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>&gt;&gt;=ime period, otherwise we'll plan a skype call around those dates</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>&gt;&gt;</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>&gt;&gt; Also if you read the paper, let me know your take on it. I'm curious</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>&gt;&gt; =o hear what you think of it</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>&gt;&gt;</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>&gt;&gt; On 25/giu/2014, at 20:08, jeffrey E. &lt;jeevacation@gmail.com&gt; wrote:</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>&gt;&gt;</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>&gt;&gt;&gt; if I am there I always have time for you, othewise we can =kype</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>&gt;&gt;&gt;</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>&gt;&gt;&gt;</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>&gt;&gt;&gt; On Wed, Jun 25, 2014 at 3:06 PM, Vincenzo lozzo</td><td>&gt; wrote:</td></tr><tr><td>&gt;&gt;&gt; Jeffrey,</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>&gt;&gt;&gt; how are you doing?</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>&gt;&gt;&gt;</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>&gt;&gt;&gt; I just finished this paper and I think it's super interesting:</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>&gt;&gt;&gt;=ttp://weis2014.econinfosec.org/papers/Clark-WEIS2014.pdf</td><td></td></tr></table>

The guy is using the Bitcoin infrastructure to create a decentralized market for predictions. Essentially he wrote an =extension' to bitcoin that can be used to trade any type of financial product without a =entralized clearing house/entity.
I figured it could be an interesting read for you as well, also as = follow up on our discussion a few weeks ago.
Speaking of something different, are you going to be in NYC from =uly 15 to July 20? Do you have time for a meeting?
Vincenzo

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