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The Monexus
Vol. I · No. 168
Wednesday, 17 June 2026
Saturday Ed.
Updated 23:55 UTC
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← The MonexusOpinion

Polymarket, the president, and a prediction market that now sets the news cycle

Two new contracts on Polymarket — on a Trump-tied UFC card and on the president's weekly approval — show how a betting exchange has stopped mirroring the news and started manufacturing it.

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Wire provenance

This editorial synthesis draws on the following public wire/social posts:

  • https://x.com/unusual_whales/status/
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