Vitalik wants markets that serve real economic purposes (hedging, coordination, decision-making) instead of speculation
that's what I'm building with /poidh
1. poidh replaces speculation with intent
prediction markets today rely heavily on traders guessing outcomes, but poidh participants aren’t guessing, they’re f...
Recently I have been starting to worry about the state of prediction markets, in their current form. They have achieved a certain level of success: market volume is high enough to make meaningful bets and have a full-time job as a trader, and they often prove useful as a supplement to other forms of news media. But als
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non-speculative use cases
they're important
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I just added $10 to @justalexty's bounty on /poidh! 📸
"in honor of Valentine's Day and the release of Candy Charts, let's see your best heart drawings! draw a heart and write 'candycharts.fyi' next to it. i'll award my favorite tomorrow, February 15th.
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this image is a good encapsulation of how crypto has painted itself into the speculative corner
people exchanging money for tangible goods and services is what makes an "economy"
gambling/trading/investing on that activity is part of it, sure, but it's derivative
is this really all we're good for? a faster way to sp...
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I just added $10 in ETH to @javabu.eth's poidh bounty!
get involved in national politics and earn with /politics + /poidh 🏛️📸
"Send a message to any elected official at the US federal level. Your U.S. Representative, your Senators. On ANY topic you care about. Use MyDemocracy(.)app, their contact form, whatever wor...
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