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International Business Times
International Business Times
Business
Marvie Basilan

Polymarket: The Decentralized Prediction Platform Dividing Crypto As Harris Leads Trump

Harris now has a 7-point lead over Trump on Polymarket, but crypto users have mixed reactions over the latest numbers. (Credit: AFP)

KEY POINTS

  • Polymarket's figures have divided crypto – an industry known for unity and camaraderie
  • Some users accused Polymarket of manipulating the numbers, and others said the figures are 'fake'
  • Others noted how Trump hasn't been campaigning as much as Harris did in the past days
  • Some raised the issue on Trump's age, a central aspect in Biden's run before he passed the baton to Harris

The cryptocurrency industry often connotes unity, as exhibited many times over the past few years whenever a crypto firm is at the center of a regulatory enforcement action. However, division has been rife across the space in recent days, and Polymarket, the popular decentralized prediction market platform where crypto traders bet on future events, is at the center of it all.

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