# Vitalik Buterin Reveals His $70k Winning Prediction Market Strategy

*Author: Jack Inabinet*
*Published: Jan 28, 2026*
*Source: https://www.bankless.com/read/news/vitalik-buterin-reveals-his-70k-winning-prediction-market-strategy*

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During an exclusive interview with Singapore-based media outlet *Foresight News*, Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin talked about his utilization of prediction markets, detailing a strategy that profited $70k last year.

### What's the Scoop?
- **Exclusive Interview:** Although Vitalik's prediction market strategy is the most headline-grabbing tidbit of his interview with *Foresight News*, the conversation was expansive in nature, reflecting on crypto's application failures and why Ethereum may be the last defense against an AI-dominated future.
- **Prediction Market Strategy: **Vitalik says he earned $70k on Polymarket last year by betting against irrational market sentiment, deploying $440k in capital to produce an approximately 16% return. His strategy involves looking for markets (particularly related to politics and technology) that are in "crazy mode" and then betting that "crazy things won't happen." 
- **Potential Risks:** Vitalik cautions that prediction markets remain exposed to oracle risk, with existing solutions either overly centralized or structurally flawed. The [interview](https://foresightnews.pro/article/detail/94357) quotes Buterin as saying, "I have always hoped that we can find a better solution in the future."

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