Vitalik recently published a new article titled "From Prediction Markets to Information Finance," stating that he has been a close supporter and follower of Polymarket this year, considering prediction markets as one of the most exciting applications of Ethereum. Vitalik believes that Polymarket has a dual nature: on one hand, it serves as a betting site for participants, and on the other hand, it acts as a news site for everyone else. Prediction markets can make the market aware of what the truth is closer to, and they can use finance as a way to coordinate incentives, providing valuable information to the audience. He anticipates that a technology that will drive the development of information finance in the next decade is artificial intelligence.

BlockBeats reports that on November 9, Vitalik published a new article titled "From Prediction Markets to Information Finance," stating that he has been a close supporter and follower of Polymarket this year, and that prediction markets are one of the Ethereum applications that excites him the most. Vitalik believes that Polymarket has a dual nature; on one hand, it serves as a betting platform for participants, and on the other hand, it acts as a news site for everyone else. As the election results began to solidify, despite many experts and news sources enticing the audience with favorable news for Harris, Polymarket directly revealed the truth: the probability of Trump's victory has risen to 95%. The real money invested by users allows the market to realize what the truth is closer to. Additionally, prediction markets can also utilize finance as a means of coordinating incentives to provide valuable information to the audience. Information finance addresses the trust issues that actually exist among people. A common concern in this era is the lack of knowledge and not knowing whom to trust in the political, scientific, and business environments. Applications of information finance can help become part of the solution. He anticipates that a technology that will drive the development of information finance in the next decade is artificial intelligence.

Vitalik published an article discussing prediction markets: Information finance brings people closer to the truth.