Vitalik Buterin is challenging the prediction market status quo, calling out short-term gambling-style bets and urging the space to evolve into real hedging infrastructure that could even make fiat & stablecoins obsolete
Instead of dopamine-driven volume, he wants markets that help hedge real world risks & offer stability tied to personalized future expenses, letting people hold growth assets like $ETH or stocks while managing risk through markets.
“The goal isn’t betting, it’s building the next-gen financial layer.”