Vitalik Buterin criticizes Polymarket because of tasteless pregnancy bet
- Ethereum inventor Vitalik Buterin practices sharp criticism of polymarket because of a bet in connection with Tiffany Fong’s pregnancy as an interference with privacy.
- The bet is about influencer Tiffany Fong and the reports circulated in the media that she is pregnant.
Reports had appeared, which according to the billionaire and Trump buddy Elon Musk had asked for her to give birth to his child. Despite Fong’s public dementia created polymarket A bet on it. The website continued to heat the rumors by claiming that it was either with Musk or the rapper Kanye West.
fwiw I personally think this is tasteless and violation of a person’s privacy and dignity
— vitalik.eth (@VitalikButerin) April 16, 2025
Buterin intervened publicly and described the campaign as “tasteless” and attack on the privacy and dignity of a person. Polymarket rejected this and took the situation lightly by joking over Ethereum betting and casual comments about the foundation’s budget.
The incident triggered violent discussions in social media. Some community members supported butinine’s attack against polymarket, others referred to previous controversy because of his online presence and its partners.
Critics speak of hypocrisy with which public life is treated and asked whether influencers like Fong do not have the same right to privacy as normal private individuals.
Fong’s story and the media tower
Fong, according to his own statement, a “reluctant crypto journalist”, was initially known by the unveiling of private chats with Sam Bankman-Fried von FTX. Her role in the unveiling of details, which was later referred to in the indicators, brought her a special position in the crypto media.
This spotlight has expanded since then, with talking about their relationships with a number of tech and crypto personalities such as Elon Musk, Vitalik Buterin and Sam Bankman-Fried.
The Wall Street Journal reportsthat Musk Fong invited to become his child’s mother after having had personal conversations with her for several months. She declined, whereupon Musk Fong no longer followed and the agreement on the X revenue canceled.
Fong told all of the Ashley St. Clair, one of a surrogate mother of one of Musk’s children who are also involved in various legal disputes. The rumors, which were initially whispered, escalated when the forecasting platform Polymarket, who was notorious for their controversial betting, came into play.
Buterin defends data protection as the core of the future of Ethereum
The controversy was created only a few days after Buterin A contribution entitled “Why I support data protection” Publishedin which he explained the reasons why data protection must be a central value in the Ethereum community. He warned that new technologies such as AI and brain computer interfaces could make the blurring of personal limits worse.
Butterin replied that privacy was not about hiding something, but about maintaining the freedom of the person, society and space for creativity. He emphasized the risks of a “glass world”, in which every step can be shown, assessed or sold, especially if websites collect and sell the data of the users.
Why I support privacy:https://t.co/4Um4QdnTqG
— vitalik.eth (@VitalikButerin) April 14, 2025
Reality has displaced earlier optimism in relation to the free exchange of information, says butterin. The tolerance in the companies has deteriorated and data -controlled websites are now used as a weapon against the users. Butterin takes the view that the decentralized technology has to focus on data protection in view of such threats instead of copying exploitial patterns from the centralized web.
The polymarket controversy is integrated into this major discussion. It underlines the dangers of reducing personal dignity in the age of public conjectures and decentralized gambling.
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