381: The Risk-Free Prediction Market Taking On a Trillion-Dollar Industry with Guest speaker Alex Dominguez from SafeBets

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In this episode, I sit down with Alex Dominguez, who is building SafeBets, a prediction market platform with one massive twist: you never put your own money on the line. Alex breaks down why Polymarket and Kalshi are getting banned in over 53 countries and sued by 19 US states, and how SafeBets is stepping into that gap. He shares how the platform launched today at the first-ever prediction markets conference in Las Vegas, how users can earn Unicoin and cash prizes just by making accurate predictions, and how they plan to reach 100 to 200 million users in the next few years. If you have ever wanted the thrill of a prediction market without the financial risk, this episode is for you. Nothing mentioned in this podcast is investment advice and please do your own research. It would mean a lot if you can leave a review of this podcast on Apple Podcasts or Spotify and share this podcast with a friend. Be a guest on the podcast or contact us - https://www.web3pod.xyz/

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SafeBets Website: https://www.safebets.world

Unicoin: https://www.unicoin.com

Web3 with Sam Kamani: https://www.web3pod.xyz/

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• [00:00] Sam introduces SafeBets as a competitor to Kalshi and Polymarket with a key differentiator — no money at risk

• [01:42] Alex shares his background in finance and his role as Chief Investment Officer at Unicoin, which powers SafeBets

• [03:05] Alex explains why Kalshi and Polymarket are banned in 53+ countries and sued by 19 US states due to gambling classification

• [04:22] The core differentiator: SafeBets users never put their own money in, yet can win cash and Unicoin for correct predictions

• [05:44] How SafeBets makes money — by using collective prediction data and copy trading on other platforms

• [07:38] SafeBets targets markets where competitors are banned — France, Argentina, Australia, India, Pakistan and more

• [09:29] Alex compares SafeBets to Uber and Robinhood disrupting their industries by offering a free, superior model

• [12:55] The platform officially launched today at the first-ever prediction markets conference in Las Vegas

• [14:00] Sports predictions are being added in May alongside financial markets like Bitcoin, Nasdaq and commodities

• [15:35] The Oracle leaderboard system — how top predictors are identified and rewarded

• [19:18] How Unicoin and SafeBets work as a flywheel ecosystem, with Unicoin buybacks creating token liquidity

• [21:40] Marketing plans include referral programs, branded Uber cars, airport billboards and international campaigns

• [24:24] SafeBets is currently in its second fundraising round at 25 cents per share, targeting $20 million with a $250 million valuation

• [28:44] Alex invites listeners to sign up at safebets.world for 100 free Unicoins and start predicting today