podcasting @PricedInpod, Defi tech BD/Growth, Ex Founder @RevalonFinance, Prev: @buildnexio, @Wise3Ventures fan @nillion & Also prev build @w3cg_labs, @dao_nad
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the “prediction markets are just gambling” take is lazy.
every new technology hits a moment where misuse shows up. the answer is guardrails, not a shutdown. we’re repeating the same mistake we’ve made with AI and every tech before it.
shutting it down doesn’t protect anyone. it just holds the country back.
@vanishree_rao breaking it down on @PricedInpod.
Hardik retweeted
we're coming.
Guys, new pod eps w @Polymarket proven GW & PnL traders + @xomarket.
Crazy pred mkt content incoming.
Best fcking pod.
Hardik retweeted
🎙️Why 10x leverage on prediction markets actually matters.
Great conversation with @SteveFlanders22, Founder & CEO of @Lattica
Prediction markets did $60B+ in 2025 and now clear billions weekly yet almost all of it still runs at 1x. Capital sits locked in outcome tokens, idle and un-levered.
Why Lattica:
→ Borrow against your prediction-market positions
→ Trade outcomes with up to 10x leverage
→ Supply USDC and earn from leverage demand no directional bet required
The thesis is simple: prediction markets have the volume, now they need the credit layer. Leverage turns a sitting position into working capital.
Full episode dropping soon 👇
Guys, new pod eps w @Polymarket proven GW & PnL traders + @xomarket.
Crazy pred mkt content incoming.
Best fcking pod.
everyone building prediction market leverage asked “how do we liquidate fast enough?”
Stefan asked a different question: what if you never liquidate at all?
turns out these positions don’t move like derivatives. they move like insurance. so he priced them like an actuary, not a trader.
charge the expected loss upfront as a premium. the risk is covered before the trade even opens. one position going to zero doesn’t touch the pool.
this is the clip that reframed how I think about the entire space.
Orr bolo ab hogye na fielding set @Polymarket
Hardik retweeted
Talking about my fav topic from my fav coffee shop
the “prediction markets are just gambling” take is lazy.
every new technology hits a moment where misuse shows up. the answer is guardrails, not a shutdown. we’re repeating the same mistake we’ve made with AI and every tech before it.
shutting it down doesn’t protect anyone. it just holds the country back.
@vanishree_rao breaking it down on @PricedInpod.
Who’s betting YES? Insider or pussy.
Smart money moved fast on the Kim Jong Un rumors.
As the odds of him leaving power before 2027 spiked, four well-known Polymarket traders bought No:
@DropperPM, @elm_cap, @CarOnPolymarket, @debased_PM
All four positions are now in profit.
why prediction markets have no real leverage, explained in one line:
a position can go from 99 to zero in half a second.
you can’t liquidate that. you can’t underwrite against it. every lending model in DeFi assumes prices move smoothly, and these don’t.
@SteveFlanders22 from @Lattica on how he solved it after 8 months: stop trying to liquidate, price the risk upfront instead.
new on @PricedInpod.
gm pm traders
@PricedInpod szn loading 🎙️
keep your eyes peeled, something cool is coming.
Hardik retweeted
GM☀️
1x is over. Leverage is coming to prediction markets.
Great one with @SteveFlanders22 of @Lattica
Episodes dropping. Stay tuned.
🎙️Why 10x leverage on prediction markets actually matters.
Great conversation with @SteveFlanders22, Founder & CEO of @Lattica
Prediction markets did $60B+ in 2025 and now clear billions weekly yet almost all of it still runs at 1x. Capital sits locked in outcome tokens, idle and un-levered.
Why Lattica:
→ Borrow against your prediction-market positions
→ Trade outcomes with up to 10x leverage
→ Supply USDC and earn from leverage demand no directional bet required
The thesis is simple: prediction markets have the volume, now they need the credit layer. Leverage turns a sitting position into working capital.
Full episode dropping soon 👇
Hardik retweeted
it's always a pleasure to chat with people who think deeply about prediction markets, and @hardikthecoder definitely qualifies
🎙️Why 10x leverage on prediction markets actually matters.
Great conversation with @SteveFlanders22, Founder & CEO of @Lattica
Prediction markets did $60B+ in 2025 and now clear billions weekly yet almost all of it still runs at 1x. Capital sits locked in outcome tokens, idle and un-levered.
Why Lattica:
→ Borrow against your prediction-market positions
→ Trade outcomes with up to 10x leverage
→ Supply USDC and earn from leverage demand no directional bet required
The thesis is simple: prediction markets have the volume, now they need the credit layer. Leverage turns a sitting position into working capital.
Full episode dropping soon 👇
🎙️Why 10x leverage on prediction markets actually matters.
Great conversation with @SteveFlanders22, Founder & CEO of @Lattica
Prediction markets did $60B+ in 2025 and now clear billions weekly yet almost all of it still runs at 1x. Capital sits locked in outcome tokens, idle and un-levered.
Why Lattica:
→ Borrow against your prediction-market positions
→ Trade outcomes with up to 10x leverage
→ Supply USDC and earn from leverage demand no directional bet required
The thesis is simple: prediction markets have the volume, now they need the credit layer. Leverage turns a sitting position into working capital.
Full episode dropping soon 👇
He is legend
Balaji Srinivasan:
> son of Tamil immigrant physicians, raised on Long Island
> BS / MS / PhD in electrical engineering and MS in chemical engineering, Stanford
> 5k+ academic citations in genomics and related fields
> co-founded Counsyl
> Counsyl acquired by Myriad Genetics for $375 million
> general partner at Andreessen Horowitz
> co-founded 21 Inc
> Earn .com acquired by Coinbase for ~$120 million
> became Coinbase’s first CTO
> co-founded Coin Center
> early investor in Bitcoin and multiple major web3 protocols and tech companies
> published The Network State (WSJ bestseller)
> founder of the Network School
