# Designing Conditional Markets and Futarchy

- Speakers: [kas.eth](https://streameth.org/speakers/kas-eth), [Robin Hanson](https://streameth.org/speakers/robin-hanson)
- Channel: [Devcon 7 SEA](https://streameth.org/devcon_7_sea)
- Date: 2024-11-13
- Duration: 25:20
- Watch: https://streameth.org/watch/67346f489dbb7a90e1e59ed9

## Description

Conditional markets allow predicting outcomes from potential decisions, enabling what is called futarchy governance, but key design questions remain open. We'll examine specific challenges: aligning founders with investors in protocols, encouraging meaningful participation in decentralized governance, and integrating futarchy modules into existing governance systems.

## About the speakers

### kas.eth

Kelvin (kas.eth), a former HFT partner, is the co-founder and CEO of the derivatives exchange quiver.trade. He is passionate about mechanism design.

### Robin Hanson

http://hanson.gmu.edu/bio.html