Although Sztorc had been a supporter of
centralized prediction market InTrade in the past, he now sees the need for a blockchain - based solution to allow these sorts of markets to proliferate around the world.
While decentralized systems are known to have their efficiency trade - offs when compared to
centralized systems, Sztorc noted that a cross-blockchain Lightning Network would allow Bitcoin users to move in and out of positions on a blockchain - based
prediction market with relative ease.