PANews, October 10 news, Vitalik Buterin stated that prediction markets have made significant progress since Augur v1 in 2015, and Polymarket is a key driving force in achieving this goal. Vitalik said, "I am glad to see the progress of Polymarket over the years." Earlier this week, Polymarket received a strategic investment of $2 billion from the parent company of the New York Stock Exchange, with a post-money valuation of $9 billion.