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 <li>Vitalik Buterin sees prediction markets evolving from betting tools to sources of real-time insights.</li>
 <li>Buterin’s concept of “info finance” leverages prediction markets to gather accurate, actionable information.</li>
 <li>AI could expand prediction markets to include smaller, high-quality markets across more areas.</li>
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Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin has contended that prediction markets such as Polymarket have evolved beyond simple betting platforms. Of late, the platform is used as a tool for gathering public sentiment on complex issues and their practical use-case witnessed in the just concluded elections.
Buterin elaborated on Polymarket’s role in the elections as evidence of their growing importance. The platform provided odds that closely matched those of traditional news sources, and in some cases, even proved to be more accurate. This suggests that prediction markets can effectively capture public sentiment and offer valuable insights beyond simple speculation.
<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-info-finance-broadening-the-scope-of-prediction-markets">Info Finance: Broadening the Scope of Prediction Markets</h2>
Buterin’s vision goes beyond simple betting; he sees prediction markets as part of a larger field he calls “info finance.” This approach …
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