TechFlow news — Former U.S. President Trump held a two-hour conversation with CEO Musk on the X platform, covering topics including illegal immigration, the economy, artificial intelligence, and global warming, but did not mention Bitcoin or cryptocurrency.
The discussion attracted over 1 million listeners. On prediction market Polymarket, bettors had assigned a 65% probability to the topic of "cryptocurrency" being mentioned, with over $600,000 wagered. The likelihood of "Bitcoin" being mentioned peaked at 69%, with approximately $330,000 in bets placed.
Despite cryptocurrency becoming an election issue—and Trump recently announcing his crypto policy at the BTC 2024 conference in Nashville—it was still not brought up during this mainstream event.
