Via the Polymarket site, a Frenchman, who presents himself as a specialist in financial markets, has bet a large part of his assets on different scenarios, all linked to a victory for Donald Trump (or almost).
Elon Musk is not the only big winner from Donald Trump's victory against Kamala Harris on November 6. As reported by the Wall Street Journal, a Frenchman, who presents himself as a specialist in financial markets and wishes to remain anonymous, has bet a fortune on scenarios of Donald Trump's victory.
After putting 30 million dollars (28 million euros) on the table, he is expected to withdraw around 80 million (74 million euros), as the final results of the US presidential election are being finalized. confirm. That's a nice profit of 50 million dollars (46 million euros).
Trump leads the popular vote
For this operation, the man who calls himself Théo used the Polymarket site. A platform, which could soon be banned in France, and which allows owners of cryptocurrencies to bet on events of all kinds.
In addition to betting on a victory for Donald Trump, then the favorite, Théo opted for riskier strategies. Using four different accounts, he also bet that Donald Trump would postpone the popular vote: a much riskier scenario, but one that seems to be confirmed with near certainty as the ballots are counted.
The bettor also bet on a victory for Donald Trump in the key state of Pennsylvania, one of the most crucial in the election, but also in Wisconsin and Michigan. Again with success.
Speaking to the Wall Street Journal, Théo claims to have bet because of his belief that the polls were once again underestimating the Trump vote. He obviously says he is “very happy” for his bet, after having followed the vote during the night from Tuesday to Wednesday.
Still questioned by the same source, the bettor assured at the beginning of November that he had no link with Donald Trump's campaign, although this assertion could not be confirmed. He also explains that he commissioned his own opinion surveys, while refusing to give the name of the service provider with whom he worked.
If most of the votes of the – now very rich – Frenchman concerned the American presidential election, he, for the anecdote, bet 5 dollars on the fact that Henry Cavill would be designated as the next James Bond.
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