There's something troubling about how prediction markets have normalized micro-betting on the most trivial events. Whether it's how long a press conference runs or which coin pumps tomorrow—we're essentially gamifying financial speculation for younger users who don't fully grasp the risks.



Yes, these platforms have gained significant traction lately. But mainstream popularity doesn't automatically justify listing every possible bet. The real question is: should we be creating frictionless access to these types of wagers? Just because something can be tokenized and traded doesn't mean it should be. The industry needs guardrails around what contracts get enabled, especially when young people are the primary users.
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AlwaysMissingTopsvip
· 01-08 21:41
Speaking of which, a bunch of small-town youths are gambling on the rise and fall of a certain coin every day. They're really playing with fire... The main issue is that these platforms are designed to be too smooth, with ridiculously low thresholds.
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CodeAuditQueenvip
· 01-08 08:32
It's the same old story... It looks like the smart contract has no access control, so anything can be called. While the issue of young people gambling does exist, the core vulnerability is that the platform's design itself lacks a "require(" check.
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AirdropHunterWangvip
· 01-08 03:54
ngl This is just a new trick to harvest the little guys... wrapping gambling in a high-tech appearance
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blocksnarkvip
· 01-08 03:51
ngl This is just gambling disguised as Web3... Small-town youth going all-in is really tragic. Basically, it has lowered the gambling threshold so anyone can bet on any foolish thing. Who can withstand this?
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ServantOfSatoshivip
· 01-08 03:46
ngl this is the common problem in Web3... everything has to be tokenized to feel satisfying, completely ignoring whether young people are at risk of gambling addiction Speaking of which, crypto people love to talk about "free markets," but then they take away the living expenses of small-town youth... isn't that ironic?
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WhaleInTrainingvip
· 01-08 03:39
Basically, it's just packaging gambling as "prediction," a new trick to fleece retail investors. Kids playing with this stuff are really doomed... Without any risk awareness, they just throw money in. If it can be tokenized, should it be done? Wake up, brother, what can this logic be used for? The terms on this platform are even more shady than a casino... Smart people all know. Why does this thing have to have no threshold?
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CommunitySlackervip
· 01-08 03:37
Honestly, this thing is just harvesting retail investors, under the guise of "prediction markets," causing newbies to jump in one after another... It's outrageous—anything can be bet on, anything can be gambled on, and in the end, it's still the brainless young people who lose out.
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DeFi_Dad_Jokesvip
· 01-08 03:28
Nah, this is just a way to make kids gamble under a different name... Basically, it's a new trick to harvest the leek I've said it before, just because it can be on the chain doesn't mean it should be on the chain, really Just thinking about traffic and trading volume, no one really cares how much these young people lose behind the scenes
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MetaLord420vip
· 01-08 03:26
NGL, this is just gambling with a different shell. Kids playing this really get their money cut.
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