š” Insider trading⦠with a hairdryer?
On Polymarket, users were betting on Paris temperature for a specific day. The data source? A single sensor from Météo-France near Charles de Gaulle airport⦠completely unprotected.
š§ One āgeniusā figured it out, showed up with a portable heater, warmed the air around the sensor ā and pushed the odds of >22°C to 100%.
š° Then dumped his position and walked away with ~$34K.
š Market manipulation?
š Weather control?
𤣠Or just peak Web3 innovation.
Next level alpha: bring a fan to short the forecast.