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Following the crowd costs you - Vitalik Buterin reveals secret of contrarian bets

Vitalik Buterin, co-founder of Ethereum, criticised structural flaws in prediction markets and described how he profited by betting against irrational crowd sentiment. He warned that prediction markets are turning into gambling-like products and urged a shift toward hedging strategies. Buterin said he made about a 16 percent return by placing roughly $440,000 in bets on Polymarket and earning $70,000. He also outlined a hedging-based finance model that could ultimately replace fiat money.