# Introduction **Darkbet** is a prediction market being designed to enable private markets through cryptographic guarantees. It introduces Darkpools markets, encrypted liquidity pools where positions and trades remain confidential until market resolution. Built for traders and liquidity providers who value privacy without sacrificing transparency, Darkbet will be implementing Zero-knowledge proofs to ensure every transaction is verifiable on-chain without exposing individual strategies or flows. The protocol's architecture is centered around a Hybrid Oracle Network that combines optimistic validation with zero-knowledge verification to securely resolve market outcomes. Darkbet addresses a fundamental problem in prediction markets: the transparency of blockchain creates information asymmetries that enable frontrunning and market manipulation. By embedding privacy at the protocol level, DarkBet eliminates these vulnerabilities while maintaining full cryptographic integrity and auditability. ### --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://docs.darkbet.fun/en/introduction.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.