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Polymarket odds that US President Donald Trump will pardon Ross Ulbricht within his first 100 days in office have surged to 95% following a recent comment by billionaire Tesla founder Elon Musk. “Ross will be freed too,” Musk said in a Jan. 21 reply to a post on X. Ross will be freed too — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) January 21, 2025 Shortly after Musk’s reply, the decentralized prediction platform saw Ulbricht’s pardon odds surge from 54%. Bettors on Polymarket now place the odds of the Silk Road founder receiving a pardon from Trump at 95%. The bet regarding the potential pardon for Ross Ulbricht reached a volume of more than $5.27 million. Silk Road Founder Sentenced To Life In Prison The bet on Ross Ulbricht receiving a pardon from Trump comes after the Silk Road founder was arrested in 2013 and sentenced to life in prison in 2015 without the possibility of parole. He was convicted for creating and running what became the most popular dark web marke...

Singapore’s Gambling Regulatory Authority (GRA) restricted domestic access to Polymarket, following France and Taiwan, in a move to stop unlicensed online gambling. Singapore has been the latest jurisdiction to force Internet Service Providers (ISPs) to block access to Polymarket, one of the world’s largest decentralized market prediction platforms. Over the weekend, city-state users experienced difficulties in accessing the betting platform. A user shared a screenshot of Polymarket’s homepage on X with the notice from Singapore’s GRA, warning users that the site is illegal. Anyone who tries to access the site could face a $10,000 fine, six months in jail, or both, according to the warning shared in the post. polymarket在坡正式定义为博彩网站，想下注只能去国营博彩公司哦，否则面临...

Democratic candidate Kamala Harris has narrowed a yawning gap against Donald Trump in Polymarket odds ahead of the US election tomorrow. The odds for Harris have surged to 42% from 33% just four days ago, while Trumps now stands at about 58%, down from 67% on Oct. 30. Kamala Harris' odds continue to rise. 🟥 Trump • 54.8% chance 🟦 Harris • 45.1% chance 1 day to go. pic.twitter.com/9RVNdokbyH — Polymarket (@Polymarket) November 3, 2024 Kamala Harris Gains Ground, But Trump Maintains Strong Swing State Advantage Despite Harris’s ascent, Trump remains comfortably ahead and is also favorite to win in most swing states, with current odds of 76% in Arizona, 64% in Georgia, 59% in Nevada, and 54% in Pennsylvania. In contrast, Polymarket bettors expect Harris to win in Wisconsin and Michigan, and she is favored to secure the popular vote with odds of 73% compared to Trump’s 27%. Latest Swing State Odds (% chance of winning) 🟥 Arizo...