Insider trading meets Taylor Swift engagement: how a crypto-gambler copped a tidy payday
When Taylor Swift announced her engagement on Wednesday, I was pretty happy that I wasn’t going to have to write about it. Alas, here we are.
Because it turns out someone won big (ish) from the starlet getting engaged, specifically, a crypto-gambler known only by the lovestruck handle “romanticpaul.”
The wager was placed via Polymarket, a crypto-based prediction market that lets you bet on everything from presidential elections to alien disclosure. And, yes, whether Taylor Swift would say yes to NFL boyfriend Travis Kelce in 2025.
The Taylor Swift engagement market had been open for some time, with nearly $US400,000 wagered on the outcome this year alone. But right before Swift made the announcement with a sickly, flower-laden…
