[Vitalik Buterin: Prediction Markets Should Shift Towards Risk Hedging Rather Than Short-Term Speculation] Odaily Planet Daily News – Vitalik Buterin posted on the social platform X, stating that current prediction markets are overly focused on high-dopamine product forms such as short-term crypto prices and sports betting, lacking long-term societal informational value, which may lead to unhealthy product-market fit. He suggested that prediction markets should evolve towards 'risk hedging,' making them tools to reduce asset or real-world expenditure risks. Buterin also envisioned creating a stable mechanism as an alternative to fiat currency through personalized prediction market shares based on price indices, thereby providing users with more sustainable value hedging solutions. He called for the construction of a new generation of financial systems rather than solely relying on speculative traffic.