The Latest Breaking News from Polymarket

Interest in political betting has surged during 2024 election

The majority of bets went for Trump, with $1.3 billion wagered on the former president and $827 million on Harris.

Five days away from the US presidential elections, people are turning to Polymarket VPNs to bet on the winner.

The trader told the Wall Street Journal he has no political agenda and that he thinks polls are understating Trump’s election odds.

Polling experts point to ‘fake polls’ exaggerating his support, with baseless lawsuits alleging fraud already filed

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.

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

What do the betting markets look like ahead of the presidential election — and should we read anything into them, really?

The currency last broke $73,000 in March following the arrival of spot Bitcoin ETFs.