The false premise of prediction markets Prediction market Polymarket has become increasingly popular throughout the 2024 U.S. election. Fortune · Nov 6, 2024
Polymarket Trends On X As Trump's Odds Skyrocket To New Record High Polymarket is a hot topic on X Tuesday night as the election numbers begin pouring out, with Donald Trump's odds of winning the presidency surging continuously. International Business Times · Nov 6, 2024
Betting markets swing hard to Trump with early election tallies Apps such as Polymarket and Kalshi place Trump as likely winner as election officials continue to count ballots The Guardian - US · Nov 6, 2024
Bettors Say This Swing State Will Be The Last One Called, Could Decide 2024 Election More than $83,800 has been wagered on the exotic side wager, which will be determined by Associated Press projections, according to the Polymarket website. International Business Times · Nov 6, 2024
Gamblers spend more than $3.3bn on Polymarket betting on 2024 presidential election, mostly for Trump Interest in political betting has surged during 2024 election The Independent UK · Nov 5, 2024
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. Fortune · Nov 5, 2024
Trump’s lead over Harris in betting market erodes as platforms tighten odds Top platforms had placed Republican ahead but Democrat is catching up and even leads on one app The Guardian - US · Nov 4, 2024
Polymarket users who bet on the presidential election might not see pay day until the inauguration If top news outlets don’t call the election for the same candidate, the cryptocurrency-based prediction market will wait until Jan. 20 to pay out. Fortune · Nov 4, 2024
Trump leads Harris on Robinhood’s new prediction market with 100 million contracts traded Robinhood rolled out its new prediction market last month. Fortune · Nov 4, 2024
Polymarket 1 Day Before US Elections: Kamala Harris' Chances Jump, VP Retakes 2 Swing States Polymarket is heating up with just one day left before the elections, and it appears the vice president still hasn't lost touch with crypto bettors as they have slightly driven her chances up, narrowing Trump's massive lead from last week. International Business Times · Nov 4, 2024
Americans are turning to VPN services to bet on the US election Five days away from the US presidential elections, people are turning to Polymarket VPNs to bet on the winner. TechRadar · Nov 4, 2024
The French 'whale' who made massive pro-Trump bets is only doing it for the money and could win $80 million, report says The trader told the Wall Street Journal he has no political agenda and that he thinks polls are understating Trump’s election odds. Fortune · Nov 2, 2024
Republicans preparing to reject US election result if Trump loses, warn strategists Polling experts point to ‘fake polls’ exaggerating his support, with baseless lawsuits alleging fraud already filed The Guardian - UK · Nov 1, 2024
Donald Trump’s net worth plunges by more than $1 billion in one day as his meme stock tanks The drop comes after a scorching-hot October rally and concerns that the Trump campaign may have committed an unforced error with less than a week left. Fortune · Oct 31, 2024
The Independent UK · Oct 31, 2024 A French gambler’s $50m of bets inflated Trump’s odds - and is threatening democracy IN FOCUS: Funded by billionaire Trump supporter Peter Thiel, Polymarket is forecasting a landslide for the Republican candidate. But some fear the massively inflated odds will be used by the Republican candidate as evidence that the election was stolen, writes Anthony Cuthbertson
The Independent UK · Oct 30, 2024 The latest betting odds on Trump vs Harris What do the betting markets look like ahead of the presidential election — and should we read anything into them, really?
Fortune · Oct 30, 2024 Bitcoin teases all-time high days from presidential election The currency last broke $73,000 in March following the arrival of spot Bitcoin ETFs.
Fortune · Oct 30, 2024 Exclusive: Election betting site Polymarket is rife with fake ‘wash’ trading, researchers say Blockchain evidence points to users carrying out market manipulation to inflate trading volumes on the popular political betting platform.
International Business Times · Oct 30, 2024 Trump Memecoins Lead PolitiFi Slump Ahead Of US Elections Many PolitiFi memecoins saw significant declines in the last 24 hours, and most of them are based on Donald Trump, who has positioned himself as a pro-Bitcoin and pro-crypto candidate.
International Business Times · Oct 29, 2024 More Than $3.6B In Online Bets Are Riding On The Outcome Of The 2024 Election Gamblers overwhelmingly favor former President Donald Trump over Vice President Kamala Harris, despite polls that show the race is a toss-up.
The Independent UK · Oct 29, 2024 ‘Never had data that looks this good’: Team Trump super confident heading into campaign’s final week The former president often tells supporters he is ‘leading’ in polls and swing states - but the numbers remain deadlocked with only a week to go
Fortune · Oct 29, 2024 Long before Polymarket, election polls and predictions were always a form of popular entertainment with a checkered record of accuracy Polls misfired during the election campaigns of 2012, 2016, and 2020. Their collective performance four years ago was their worst since 1980.
International Business Times · Oct 28, 2024 Polymarket Whale Bets $2M On Trump's 67% Election Odds With the U.S. election just days away, several mysterious whales have popped up on the blockchain prediction market.
Fortune · Oct 28, 2024 Exclusive: Prediction market Kalshi launches crypto deposits as Trump maintains big lead on betting sites Kalshi still lags behind Polymarket, the offshore leader among electoral betting markets.
Fortune · Oct 28, 2024 Robinhood wants a piece of the prediction markets pie: Users can now bet on who will win the presidential election In recent weeks, prediction markets have shifted heavily in favor of Donald Trump, while voter polls show him tied with Kamala Harris.