> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://docs.flash.im/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://docs.flash.im/whitepaper/white-paper.md).

# White Paper

**FLASH runs inside prediction market contract screens, exchange trading panels, and data provider asset pages, and serves news intelligence to the AI agents that execute trades.**

Integrated with tier-1 platforms. Reading trusted sources in real time. Publishing every story in 16 languages simultaneously.

<a href="https://assemble-1.gitbook.io/flash-ai/docs/" class="button primary" data-icon="book">Read the API docs</a> <a href="https://flash.im/terminal" class="button secondary" data-icon="terminal">Open Terminal</a> <a href="https://flash.im/newsroom" class="button secondary" data-icon="newspaper">Open Newsroom</a>

<table data-card-size="large" data-view="cards"><thead><tr><th></th><th></th><th></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><h2>51</h2></td><td><strong>Trusted sources</strong></td><td>7 primary institutional sources and 44 major outlets, read in real time.</td></tr><tr><td><h2>16</h2></td><td><strong>Languages</strong></td><td>Every story published simultaneously, license-free in all of them.</td></tr><tr><td><h2>18</h2></td><td><strong>Event types</strong></td><td>One fixed classification behind every judgment.</td></tr><tr><td><h2>10,000+</h2></td><td><strong>Covers</strong></td><td>Publication-grade cover images across 3,000 entities.</td></tr></tbody></table>

<figure><img src="https://747652094-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FXF7WB8PYgl8c5gX0ps3D%2Fuploads%2FGHxfthlhCZtd7hzDcWQm%2FV1-2_backed-by.png?alt=media&#x26;token=db4ca29a-c285-4124-a344-93fbea29448a" alt="Backed by NVIDIA Inception Program and Google Cloud"><figcaption></figcaption></figure>

## The Case

<table data-view="cards"><thead><tr><th></th><th></th><th></th><th data-hidden data-card-target data-type="content-ref"></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><h4><i class="fa-book-open" style="color:$primary;">:book-open:</i></h4></td><td><strong>Introduction</strong></td><td>What FLASH is, in one page. Key facts and what makes it different.</td><td></td></tr><tr><td><h4><i class="fa-chart-line" style="color:$primary;">:chart-line:</i></h4></td><td><strong>Markets for Everything</strong></td><td>The era in which everything trades, and why news becomes the input that moves every price.</td><td></td></tr><tr><td><h4><i class="fa-triangle-exclamation" style="color:$primary;">:triangle-exclamation:</i></h4></td><td><strong>The Problem</strong></td><td>Five gaps in existing news infrastructure, and why platforms cannot close them alone.</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

## The Product

<table data-view="cards"><thead><tr><th></th><th></th><th></th><th data-hidden data-type="content-ref"></th><th data-hidden data-card-target data-type="content-ref"></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><h4><i class="fa-layer-group" style="color:$primary;">:layer-group:</i></h4></td><td><strong>The Embedded News Layer</strong></td><td>The solution. One API call renders news and judgment inside the trading screen.</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td><h4><i class="fa-gears" style="color:$primary;">:gears:</i></h4></td><td><strong>How It Works</strong></td><td>Six stages, event memory, recursive improvement, and license-free construction.</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td><h4><i class="fa-globe" style="color:$primary;">:globe:</i></h4></td><td><strong>Coverage</strong></td><td>Four categories, 51 sources, the asset universe, 16 languages.</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td><h4><i class="fa-cubes" style="color:$primary;">:cubes:</i></h4></td><td><strong>Products</strong></td><td>One layer, six surfaces, and where each runs on partner screens.</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td><h4><i class="fa-rocket" style="color:$primary;">:rocket:</i></h4></td><td><strong>In Production</strong></td><td>Running where markets move, integrated with tier-1 platforms.</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td><h4><i class="fa-trophy" style="color:$primary;">:trophy:</i></h4></td><td><strong>Why FLASH</strong></td><td>Five assets that code alone cannot build.</td><td></td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

## The Business

<table data-view="cards"><thead><tr><th></th><th></th><th></th><th data-hidden data-card-target data-type="content-ref"></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><h4><i class="fa-briefcase" style="color:$primary;">:briefcase:</i></h4></td><td><strong>Business Model</strong></td><td>The layer spreads wide. Revenue comes from depth of use.</td><td></td></tr><tr><td><h4><i class="fa-coins" style="color:$primary;">:coins:</i></h4></td><td><strong>Tokenomics</strong></td><td>Supply, utility, allocation, and the unlock schedule.</td><td></td></tr><tr><td><h4><i class="fa-map" style="color:$primary;">:map:</i></h4></td><td><strong>Roadmap</strong></td><td>From market research to a live intelligence layer. What is done and what remains.</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

## Reference

<table data-card-size="large" data-view="cards"><thead><tr><th></th><th></th><th></th><th data-hidden data-card-target data-type="content-ref"></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><h4><i class="fa-scale-balanced" style="color:$primary;">:scale-balanced:</i></h4></td><td><strong>Risk &#x26; Disclosure</strong></td><td>Neutrality disclosure, legal disclaimers, and risk factors.</td><td></td></tr><tr><td><h4><i class="fa-book" style="color:$primary;">:book:</i></h4></td><td><strong>Appendix</strong></td><td>Glossary and the full eventType definitions.</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

## See the layer running

FLASH Terminal and Newsroom run on the same APIs described in this paper. Paste a contract question or an asset ticker and the matched news comes back, exactly as the API returns it.

<figure><img src="https://747652094-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FXF7WB8PYgl8c5gX0ps3D%2Fuploads%2Fwv9hgR9MbwFoJwnweHKm%2FV4-5_live-wall-product.png?alt=media&#x26;token=843f5222-5700-4645-b23e-6f62d83a84e3" alt="FLASH Terminal"><figcaption></figcaption></figure>

<a href="https://flash.im/terminal" class="button primary" data-icon="terminal">Open Terminal</a> <a href="https://flash.im/newsroom" class="button secondary" data-icon="newspaper">Open Newsroom</a>

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