Polymarket Hires Nate Silver After Taking in $265M of Bets on U.S. Election: Report

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As the U.S. presidential election enters its final stretch, crypto-based prediction market platform Polymarket is striking while the iron is hot by hiring popular statistician and writer Nate Silver as an adviser.

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