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> On April 15, one trader made $21,000 (£15,600) betting that the maximum temperature would not be 18 degrees, data from Polymarket show. A temperature of 18C w
by dlenski 6mo ago
> On April 15, one trader made $21,000 (£15,600) betting that the maximum temperature would not be 18 degrees, data from Polymarket show. A temperature of 18C was seen as a 99.6pc probability before the temperature spiked later in the day.
I believe that these are the specific Polymarket bets in question:
April 6 (https://polymarket.com/event/highest-temperature-in-paris-on-april-6-2026 https://polymarket.com/event/highest-temperature-in-paris-on...): this appears to have been something of a "test run", since the odds weren't particularly lopsided until it suddenly spiked in the evening local time.
April 15 (https://polymarket.com/event/highest-temperature-in-paris-on-april-15-2026 https://polymarket.com/event/highest-temperature-in-paris-on...): the odds were quite lopsided in favor of 18°C, until suddenly reversing in the evening. This is presumably where the fraudsters made all their money.
- sva_ 6mo agoThe sensor readings do look suspicious: april 6 https://www.wunderground.com/history/daily/fr/mauregard/LFPG/date/2026-4-6 https://www.wunderground.com/history/daily/fr/mauregard/LFPG... april 15 even more so: https://www.wunderground.com/history/daily/fr/mauregard/LFPG/date/2026-4-15 https://www.wunderground.com/history/daily/fr/mauregard/LFPG...