Every few days in crypto brings a new red-hot gambling trend for degens which is very interesting to pass. This week, for whatever reason, a can't-miss betting opportunity became predicting the exact words and phrases spoken by Donald Trump.
The unique game fueled excitement in the build-up to Monday, when the former president conducted a two-hour Twitter Spaces interview with Elon Musk. Perhaps both public figures will be so big in crypto that some brave Polymarket users decided to create a betting pool on what topics might come up during their discussion.
Many consumers appeared completely convinced that Trump was sure to discuss a few buzzwords-MAGA, Tesla, censorship, but hours before the start of the interview, crypto was one of the main betting options, with a 63% chance of being mentioned.
That evening, tune in to Musk's Spaces to watch the world hang on Trump's every word in an exclusive high-stakes game of bingo. In total, Polymarket users paid close to $5 million on the chat.
Of course—in classic crypto-Twitter fashion—Spaces is on the verge of becoming an outlier. It took 35 minutes for an army of X-workers to spring into action for some unseen anxiety.
The relationship was finally settled, after some two hours of discussion, Trump raised many topics – but Failed to mention crypto at once. Some subsidies, so to speak, have been crushed.
One of the big winners of the night was the term “tampon” that Trump invoked as a result of a bill signed into law by Kamala Harris' vice-presidential running mate. Tim WaltzRegarding feminine hygiene products in Minnesota schools. The term is a huge win for the self-proclaimed “Tampon bros” on Polymarket, from roughly 7% odds.
But the “Trump Bingo” fad didn't stop with the Musk interview. Days later, he gambled millions of dollars again trying to guess what the president's nominee would say during Thursday's press conference.
This time, however, Digits seem to have learned a lesson about their own importance. The chance of “crypto” being mentioned is set at only 16%.
Still, Trump hasn't mentioned the industry once. The Tampon Bros, on the other hand, walked away with another victory.
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