BUTTERIN WARNS: PREDICTION MARKETS ARE BROKEN. SHIFTING TO STABLECOIN THREAT.
BUTTERIN SEES PREDICTION MARKETS OVER-CONVERGING ON SPECULATIVE BETS. THEY NOW SUSTAIN FULL-TIME TRADERS BUT OFFER LITTLE LONG-TERM VALUE. HE CRITICIZES FOCUS ON CRYPTO PRICE BETS AND SPORTS GAMBLING. CURRENT MODELS RELY ON "NAIVE TRADERS" LOSING. THIS INCITES LOW-QUALITY PARTICIPATION.
HE PROPOSES PRIORITIZING "HEDGERS" WILLING TO TAKE SMALL LOSSES TO REDUCE RISK. THIS TURNS MARKETS INTO INSURANCE MECHANISMS. BUTTERIN'S VISION: BASKETS OF PREDICTION MARKET SHARES TIED TO PERSONAL CONSUMPTION BASKETS. LOCAL AI MODELS GENERATE CUSTOM HEDGES BASED ON PROJECTED SPENDING. FIAT BECOMES REDUNDANT. VOLATILE ASSETS LIKE $ETH ARE FOR GROWTH. STABILITY COMES FROM PREDICTION MARKET HEDGES. IMPLEMENTATION FACES LIQUIDITY AND REGULATORY HURDLES.
DISCLAIMER: THIS IS NOT FINANCIAL ADVICE.
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