Overview
- Buterin told Foresight News he committed about $440,000 to prediction markets in 2025 and earned roughly $70,000, a gain near 16%.
- He targets contracts he deems in “crazy mode,” citing examples like wagers on Trump winning a Nobel Peace Prize or the dollar going to zero.
- He criticized weak oracle safeguards, pointing to a Myrnohrad market tied to ISW maps that shifted after the institute’s X account was hacked.
- Ukrainian media reported some traders saw payouts above 33,000% on roughly $1.3 million in volume, though platforms did not disclose official totals.
- He floated fixes that range from using a centralized feed from reputable outlets such as Bloomberg to token‑based voting systems like UMA.