What is Bench?
Bench is a platform for Opportunity Markets, a new way to turn human conviction into actionable insights.
At its core, Bench lets people signal belief with capital and get rewarded for providing value.
You can think of it as:
A protocol for capital-backed voting with winning options
B2B prediction markets, focused on real opportunities (not just forecasts)
An intelligence layer that transforms human insights into usable data
How It Works
Each Opportunity Market is created around a specific question or need.
The market creator sets a prize pool
Participants can:
Add new options (ideas, opportunities, solutions)
Allocate capital to existing options they believe in
Each option represents a real-world opportunity the creator is evaluating
When the market ends:
The creator selects one or more winning options
The prize pool is distributed among participants who backed those options
Key Properties
No downside risk All committed capital is returned when the market closes
Capital-backed signals Conviction is expressed through allocation, not just opinions
Confidential staking The amount staked on each option remains encrypted while the market is active
Why It Matters
Bench transforms scattered opinions into structured, incentivized intelligence.
Instead of guessing what people think, you get:
Clear signals of what people believe
Real incentives for high-quality insights
A scalable way to surface the best opportunities
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