Tales from Prediction Markets
Betting on whether someone is still alive by a certain date is probably against the rules of this prediction market, but this is a classic way (read: academic) to implement a hitman service with some level of safety between the participants (victim excluded).<p>All you need to do is bet a large amount of money that the target will still be alive by a certain date. Then someone takes you up on it, makes them have an accident and you just lose a bet – nothing more. You didn't discuss hiring a hitman, you've never even met a hitman: you're just placing bets online.