The French whale on Polymarket just won $40 million betting on Trump
In the weeks leading up to the 2024 presidential election, what appeared to be a small group of traders dumped millions of dollars into Polymarket, betting that Donald Trump would win. It turns out it was just one French whale who had pushed tens of millions of dollars into the market,
The Polymarket 'whale' banked $48 million in profits on Trump's election win
A French trader profited $48 million betting on Trump's election win via Polymarket.The trader, known as Théo, wagered heavily on Trump winning the Electoral College and the popular vote.The whale's two biggest accounts,
U.S. Election Betting: Polymarket 'Manipulation' Claims Miss the Mark
Mainstream media reports have speculated that Donald Trump's odds on Polymarket are being manipulated for political purposes.Experts in
Gamblers spend more than $3.3bn on Polymarket betting on 2024 presidential election, mostly for Trump
Gamblers have spent more than $3.3bn on the betting site Polymarket guessing the results of the 2024 U.S. presidential election, with nearly two-thirds of them banking on a Trump win. The money spent on Polymarket election bets now even eclipses the combined fundraising hauls of both presidential campaigns,
Election betting site Polymarket has been giving Trump good odds. But it also might have a big fraud problem
More than a billion dollars has been bet on the presidential election on the website Polymarket. But new research says the site is flooded with what’s known as “wash trading,” and that’s making the platform seem more popular than it is.
New Trump Betting Whales Emerge on Polymarket
More mystery bettors have emerged to wager millions of dollars that former President Donald Trump will win the election, using Polymarket, the popular offshore crypto-based betting platform. A Polymarket account named "zxgngl" has spent $18 million betting on Trump,
Polymarket users have wagered $3.2 billion on the outcome of the election—and the majority of bets are on Trump winning
The majority of bets went for Trump, with $1.3 billion wagered on the former president and $827 million on Harris.
Polymarket’s $3.2 Billion Election Bet Shows Web3 Potential
Web3 prediction platform Polymarket beats its TradFi alternatives, showing mainstream users how blockchain can improve betting.
US Election results: Trump has already won on Polymarket and the margin is huge
The surge in Trump's odds on Polymarket is not just a reflection of voter sentiment but also of heightened activity in the prediction markets. Notably, a single large bet of appro
Polymarket Election Betting: Best Alternatives For Betting On Trump vs Harris
Polymarket is one of the options for event contract trading for this year’s election. Is it legal? And how does it work? Like its counterpart in Kalshi, Polymarket has seen a huge boost in activity for the upcoming election.
Election Betting Odds: Trump Surges As More Election Results Come In
Former President Donald Trump began surging on betting sites around 7:30 p.m. EST, turning around a shrinking lead over Vice President Kamala Harris in betting odds after the first major polls closed,
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Election Betting Takes Kalshi, Polymarket To Top of App Store Charts
Users holding Trump contracts stand to receive $1 per contract upon settlement, which could be as early as this week for ...
US presidential election odds: See whether Trump or Harris is favored on Election Day
Election betters returned to Donald Trump over Kamala Harris after a near collapse earlier in the week. See the Election Day ...
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Polymarket’s Election Odds Prove More Accurate Than Traditional Polls
Prediction markets like Polymarket accurately forecasted Trump's 2024 election victory, outperforming traditional polls and ...
Election betting sites pour money into social media ads
The advertisements from Polymarket have been controversial, with some of them not being clearly marked as reflecting odds ...
Thousands of election gamblers anticipate betting jackpot after Trump win
Online election betting sites exploded into view in the final weeks of the election due to the way former President ...
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Donald Trump's Betting Odds Rising 24 Hours Before Election Day
Trump has a small lead over Vice President Kamala Harris in betting markets, while polls show the race remains neck-and-neck.
The surge in election betting has catapulted Kalshi and Polymarket to the top of Apple's App Store
Nearly $5 billion in bets have been placed on the outcome of the presidential election across Polymarket and Kalshi.
Crypto-Based Prediction Platform Shows Donald Trump’s Odds Dropping
Donald Trump's odds of victory on the crypto-based Polymarket prediction platform have fallen, moving toward a 50/50 split ...