EtherSport: Blockchain Sports Prediction Platform

EtherSport improves the service in the prediction of the results in the sports business field by introducing new technologies, that namely are: blockchain, smart contracts and cryptocurrencies.

Type of content: Assets
Type of asset:
Portal
Big data potential
Yes
Policy domains: Education, Youth, Culture & Sport
Phase in the policy cycle:
Policy Implementation
TRL
8
Implementation/customisation cost
Low
Open license availability
Yes
Ease of use
High
Tags: Predictive analytics Citizen-centered policy making
SWOT Analysis for
EtherSport: Blockchain Sports Prediction Platform
Helpful Harmful
Internal
Strengths• Provides a completely new betting experience for players all over the globe.
• Easy registration that requires a minimum of personal information.
• No third-party system will hold the user data.
• No limitations on bet and reward amounts.
• Fast and cheap withdrawals in cryptocurrency.
• No hidden fees and manipulations.
• Transparent results and payout system.
• Every 4 hours a new lottery ticket comes out.
• It contains the most popular sport events from all around the world.
• Easy to play: Just get a lottery ticket with a line of sport events and predict results. Win a prize or even a jackpot!
• Earn money
Weaknesses• The usage of cryptocurrency and insufficient legal support may result the problems in the business processes. However, the probability of these factors is low
• The weak brand recognition (i.e., insufficiently developed marketing policy)
• Insufficient funds may affect holdups and delays of withdrawals, which may in its turn affect reputational losses, downgrades in professional rankings.
• Lack of worldwide network of analysts
External
Opportunities• Growth of internet gambling market
• Regular increase of online traffic due to availability and quality of the network
• Increase of mobile platforms users.
Threats• State-Regulations (including tax laws)
• Competition: The dumping price of services on the market and weak brand recognition can lead to a slow-down of the product development, including additional services and new gambling markets releases, games.
• Low legal support may result a negative reputation on the market.
• Fixed matches may result losses sometimes, but the ratio of such games is extremely low, about 0.01%.
• Lack of working assets and the possibility can significantly affect the financial condition of the company. Particularly critically important is the capital for marketing purposes.
• Insufficient funds may affect holdups and delays of withdrawals, which may in its turn affect reputational losses, downgrades in professional rankings.
• Hacker attack (DDoS, stolen funds)
• Reputational losses
• Possibility of sanctions from the local state.

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