Vitalik Buterin stated that prediction markets have made significant progress since Augur v1 in 2015, and that Polymarket is a key enabler of this progress. Vitalik stated that he is “very happy to see the progress of Polymarket over the years.”

Earlier this week, Polymarket received a $2 billion strategic investment from the parent company of the New York Stock Exchange at a post-investment valuation of $9 billion.