On the points systems of various prediction markets A great indicator to see whether a prediction market is genuinely focused on long-term goals or just trying to make a quick buck like Opinion (collecting fees, issuing tokens, and running off) is: Does the prediction market use real money (USD) to subsidize liquidity providers? Currently, only two platforms are truly using USD from fee revenue to subsidize liquidity providers: 1. Polymarket: Even before they started charging fees, they burned through funding to subsidize for a long time. Plus, Polymarket doesn’t have a clear points system, so even if they don’t do an airdrop, they’re not really letting down any users. Although I don’t quite understand some of Poly’s recent confusing moves, on this point, greatness speaks for itself. 2. Limitless: Both before and after issuing tokens, they’ve been using USDC to subsidize market makers. At one point, the amounts were particularly huge—there was a week when the Crypto Hourly market had $2,400 in subsidies for a single market in a single day. Their points system is also straightforward—if you earn points, you get tokens, and the tokens perform well. Overall, it’s a decent airdrop. Interestingly, both of these are Western projects, willing to use the cash they’ve already earned to drive growth. Meanwhile, other projects led by Chinese teams, especially the ridiculously bad Opinion, haven’t shown any signs of reinvesting market fees back into the ecosystem. No matter how fancy your points system or bonus activities look, nothing is as convincing as putting real money on the table to subsidize. If you’re truly a long-term player. Polymarket Limitless