#VitalikButerin 's post explores the concept of info finance, a system where financial markets are designed to extract valuable information using prediction markets as a key example. He argues that prediction markets, like
#Polymarket provide more accurate insights into future events by aggregating diverse opinions. Beyond elections,
#infofinance could improve governance, media, science and more by aligning incentives to produce reliable, real-time knowledge.
With the help of
#blockchain and
#AI爆发 , this approach can tackle issues like trust deficits enabling better decision-making and more efficient information-sharing across various sectors.
Info finance as a three-sided market: bettors make predictions, readers read predictions. The market outputs predictions about the future as a public good (because that's what it was designed to do).