Most political junkies and pundits regard Nate Silver formally of the FiveThirtyEight blog with reverence.,,,,
BIT?
Turns out there is a connection that most do NOT KNOW off..,,
Silver, who most might associated with Democrats has a business relationship with Peter Thiel a Very RICH Republican that owns a betting market business….
Hmmmmmm?
- American statistician Nate Silver hired as an adviser by prediction market Polymarket.
- Polymarket has seen $265 million of bets placed on this year’s U.S. presidential election and more than $400 million overall since the start of the year.
As the U.S. presidential election enters its final stretch, crypto-based prediction market platform Polymarket has struck while the iron is hot by hiring well-known statistician and writer Nate Silver as an adviser, according to an Axios report.
Silver has for years provided forecasts on U.S. elections, initially through his FiveThirtyEight service (that he subsequently sold and no longer works for). And Polymarket has seen big business on this year’s presidential race, with $265 million already placed on the election. Its prediction market shows Donald Trump as a resounding favorite with a 70% chance of winning the vote….