Prediction markets are considered ineffective for hedging because they lack interest-bearing features. Polymarket’s July trading volume dropped to US$1.06B (AU$1.63B). Automated traders exploited inefficiencies and earned over US$40M (AU$61.7M) in profits. Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin has said that most prediction markets are not suitable for hedging because they do notContinue Reading

Ethereum’s decade-long evolution has transformed it from an ICO experiment to the dominant smart contract platform supporting DeFi, NFTs, and stablecoins. The Merge helped cut Ethereum’s energy use by 99%, but challenges around scaling and regulation still remain. Ethereum maintains dominance in DeFi and NFTs, but must innovate quickly amidContinue Reading