Polymarket Valuation Hits $21B, Led By Trump Jr.'s 1789
THE SO WHAT
A $21B post-money valuation for Polymarket pushes prediction markets from crypto niche into macro asset class territory—capital is betting that information markets become a real coordination layer, not just a toy. If you run consumer finance, trading, or media products, you now have to assume your users will see market-implied probabilities on everything that matters and design around that transparency.
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