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submitted 1 week ago by Sunshine@piefed.ca to c/canada@lemmy.ca

Wealthsimple's new prediction markets app shows Canadian users popular markets, such as who will win the 2028 US presidential election, even if the company can't let users bet on them due to Canadian laws. Experts suspect the approach is "teasing" Canadians in a bid they will pressure regulators to loosen the rules.

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[-] puppinstuff@lemmy.ca 1 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

They didn’t do that with me, but FWIW I emailed their support team letting them know if they ever wanted me to submit my ID to Palantir I would close up.

[-] NotMyOldRedditName@lemmy.world 1 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

Well, glad you got it, its a good card!

I sent them an email saying i was declining to continue because of it and remove it from my account, and they didnt offer a way without it.

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