Polymarket's stunning reveal about 'whale' who bet $45M on Trump

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

48% : A Polymarket spokesperson said their probe revealed that the French big spender, also known as a 'whale' in betting circles, was simply 'taking a directional position based on personal views of the election.'Polymarket says the mystery trader behind $45 million worth of bets on Donald Trump is a French nationalPolymarket's presidential election market has increasingly favored Trump over Harris in recent weeks.
34% : The big bets for Trump, and his lead in the markets, also raise questions about whether prediction markets are better than opinion polls at forecasting the outcome of the election.
31% : The company's investigation finding puts to rest speculation that Trump-backing Tesla billionaire Elon Musk or another tech maven was behind the bets, possibly using shadow accounts outside the US, or that Trump had placed them himself for publicity.
17% : Kalshi and other prediction platforms put Trump far ahead of Harris, even though opinion polls present the race as a statistical dead heat.

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