Cryptocurrency punters think President Donald Trump is most likely to pardon Elon Musk, as veteran investor Ross Gerber said the Republican midterm defeat could create problems for the world’s richest person.

Trump Vows to ‘Protect’ Musk

The Betting crowd on Polygon (CRYPTO: POL)-based Polymarket sees a 15% chance that Musk receives a presidential pardon before 2027, above jailed cryptocurrency fraudsters, Keonne Rodriguez and Ryan Salame.www.benzinga.com/prediction-markets

Under U.S. law, a president can issue a pardon for federal offenses even before formal criminal charges are filed.

Trump said Monday he would “protect” the Tesla Inc. TSLA and Space Exploration Technologies Corp. SPCX CEO if Democrats pursued efforts to…