Polymarket bet settled as Biden becomes second world leader to lose to a lettuce
The leader of the free world Joe Biden or a head of lettuce, which will last longer? Place your bets. A bet worth over $100,000 on crypto prediction market Polymarket was settled yesterday as Joe Biden announced his decision not to seek re-election in the coming presidential race. Never bet against lettuce. pic.twitter.com/zKOmAXbgOh — Polymarket (@Polymarket) July 21, 2024 Read more: Donald Trump wants close to 1 bitcoin a photo at Bitcoin 2024 Biden joins former UK prime minister Liz Truss in being outlasted by a lettuce. Lasting a mere 45 days, Truss announced her resignation on October 20, 2022. Rather than opting to livestream the progressive wilting, as UK newspaper The Daily Star did, Polymarket went for a more strictly defined timeframe. Using an assumed 10-day shelf life, the bet’s expiry was set for July 28, 2024, 11:59 PM ET. Biden ’s sudden announcement via a post on X (formerly Twitter) came less than 24 hours after posting “ It’s the most important elec...