Polymarket's 5-Minute Bitcoin Contract Was Manipulated by a Small Group, Study Finds

Polymarket Bitcoin Bets Create Manipulation Incentives, Stanford Study Finds

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In a market already at Extreme Fear (Fear & Greed 25) with BTC down 2.10% in 7 days, this anecdote reinforces the narrative that capital is chasing speculative ideas rather than productive internships. For crypto, this could mean continued flow of venture dollars into new projects, but also heightened risk of misallocation and eventual corrections when liquidity tightens.

Theo Baker, after a four-year investigation of Stanford, remarks on the ease of raising startup funds compared to obtaining internships.