Article originally appeared on www.westernjournal.com.
Being bullish on Donald Trump’s chances in the 2024 presidential election has made one man a “whale” — one rich enough to buy a thousand yachts, give or take.
According to Fox Business, the anonymous cryptocurrency bettor — who placed massive wagers on Trump on trading platforms that functioned, essentially, as election betting sites — took home roughly $84 million from his gambles.
The man, simply known as “Théo,” placed bets on crypto exchange Polymarket totaling more than $30 million and predicting a Trump victory.
Just betting on Trump taking the White House over the Democratic nominee, Vice President Kamala Harris, wasn’t what garnered him all the cash, however.
After all, just before Election Day hit, Trump was a 58.1 percent favorite to win the Oval Office, compared with Harris’ 41.9 percent.
However, “Théo” also made bets that the markets thought were extremely unlikely, …
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