2025-12-22 06:20:15

Ever wonder where Polymarket actually came from? Turns out the entire platform's architecture traces back to a specific academic paper. The prediction market model that powers decentralized betting and forecasting wasn't just invented on a whim—it's built on rigorous research foundations. This is a perfect example of how theoretical work in economics and mechanism design translates into real Web3 applications. Pretty fascinating when you connect the dots between academic theory and the actual platforms reshaping how people trade information and outcomes.

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PretendingToReadDocs

· 12-22 06:44

Academic papers pave the way, Polymarket steps out, this is what a serious Web3 should look like.

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HashRateHustler

· 12-22 06:44

Projects with an academic background usually don't last more than a year. It's a miracle that Polymarket has lasted until now.

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WhaleShadow

· 12-22 06:27

Ha, I see now... To put it simply, it's still the stuff from those papers, just moved on-chain to become Web3 innovation. But thinking about it this way, it is indeed a bit interesting.

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TooScaredToSell

· 12-22 06:24

Wait a minute, so Polymarket is actually a product of academic papers? Shouldn't these researchers get some Airdrop?

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