Prediction markets have always been a classic topic: choosing presidential winners, betting on product launch times… In essence, it's about betting on specific events. But reality is far more complex. True risk management and arbitrage opportunities are often hidden in those corners filled with randomness.

The emergence of APRO has changed the game. It’s not just about speeding up settlements or lowering transaction fees; it fundamentally redefines what prediction markets can do—creating a new category of predictions through on-chain verifiable randomness.

The key lies in the "trusted random number oracle" built by APRO. It seems simple but is actually revolutionary. Traditional prediction markets rely on external data sources like a chain, which is like a chain of locks—information opacity and manipulation risks are always present. But the APRO network? Relying on a group of validators and cryptographic mechanisms, it generates verifiable, tamper-proof random results directly on-chain visible to the entire network. This opens up a whole new realm of possibilities: we are no longer limited to predicting "what will happen in the world," but can also predict "what will this fair random engine, APRO, produce."

This has led to a variety of innovative applications:

For example, on-chain lotteries and probabilistic game predictions. You can create a market where participants bet on which range the next random number generated by APRO VRF (Verifiable Random Function) will fall into—will the last two digits be "77"? Or "88"? This effectively moves the lottery entirely onto the chain, making it transparent and verifiable, while transforming purchasing behavior into genuine risk-taking.

The potential is enormous, and the applications are vast.