WSJ - Printing A Mystery $30 Million Wave of Pro-Trump Bets Has Moved a Popular .pdf
Ganz interessanter Artikel zu der Möglichkeit, dass Wahlkampfgelder genutzt werden, um die Wettquoten zu verändern, da die Wahrnehmung der Wettquoten einen starken Einfluss auf die Wahrnehmung der Chancen der Kandidaten hätten. 2012 habe das schon mal jemand für Romney versucht und dann 7 Millionen verloren.
„Adam Cochran, a veteran crypto investor who has monitored the activity on Polymarket, said the betting spree appears to be an attempt to generate a sense of momentum for Trump going into Election Day. If Trump loses, his favorable odds in the betting markets could bolster arguments that the election was stolen from him, said Cochran, who described himself as a right-of-center voter backing Harris. While $30 millon might seem costly, it is sufficient to swing the odds on Polymarket and not a large outlay for a deep-pocketed individual seeking to influence the election, added Cochran, managing partner of the venture-capital firm Cinneamhain Ventures.
“It is by far the most efficient political advertising one can buy,” Cochran said.
sebastian kurz is so ähnlich an die macht gekommen, hat mehrere umfragen gefälscht
edit: zuerst innerhalb seiner partei, danach österreichweit