According to PolyMarket traders, the odds of Donald Trump retaking the White House jumped to an all-time high on Saturday after the shooting at a rally in Pennsylvania. PolyMarket contracts for “yes” shares on whether Trump will win the presidential election rose 10 cents to 70 cents after the incident, indicating the market sees a 70% chance of Trump winning the November election. If the prediction is correct, the investor will be paid $1 per share, and if not, zero. Meme tokens named after Trump also soared after the shooting. For example, MAGA rose 34% in 24 hours to $8.38, while the satirical TREMP rose 67% to $0.6471, according to CoinGecko data. Joke asset BODEN, named after Biden, fell about 15% in 24 hours to $0.0333115.
