A mystery trader banked almost half a million dollars on low-odds bets that Venezuela would be invaded just before Donald Trump ordered a covert operation to seize President Nicolás Maduro.
The anonymous gambler opened an account with Polymarket, a cryptocurrency-based prediction market, in late December and started small. They wagered about $96 on Dec. 27 on the prediction of a U.S. invasion before Jan. 31, then ramped up with thousands more dollars over the next week.
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