Talking With Robinhood's Point Man on Event Contracts

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Friday Q and A: With all the sturm und drang surrounding prediction markets, it’s easy to forget that they burst into the mainstream less than two years ago. So it’s not surprising that their regulatory framework is far from settled.

This week, we sat down with someone whose work on the issue spans more than a decade. Jon DeBord, Robinhood Markets’ head …