After the first debate of the 2024 election cycle, blockchain bettors expressed skepticism about President Joe Biden‘s performance, with Donald Trump‘s odds of winning in November up to 64%.

What Happened: $193 million is currently wagered on the 2024 election outcome, with $23 million traded on Trump and $22 million on Biden.

These bets are placed on Polymarket, utilizing smart contracts on the Polygon blockchain and settled in USDC stablecoin, Coindesk reported.

The platform experienced a brief outage as the debate began due to a surge in traffic.

Market sentiment has increasingly cast doubt on Biden’s ability to continue his campaign until election day.

Polymarket data indicates a 73% chance of Biden securing the Democratic nomination, while California Governor Gavin Newsom has reached a 15% probability, and Michelle Obama is at 6%.

Additionally, a contract predicting whether Biden would withdraw from the race spiked to 43% during the debate.

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Despite becoming a focal point in Republican campaigns, cryptocurrency was not mentioned during the debate.

Although not present at the debate, independent candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. conducted a special broadcast on X, responding to questions posed during the Trump-Biden debate, which garnered 5.6 million views.

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