olympics

ChainCatcher news, the latest data from Polymarket shows that the predicted probability of the United States winning the most gold medals at the Paris Olympics has risen to 74%. Currently, the size of the prediction pool has reached 8.7 million dollars, an increase of about 1.1 million dollars compared to yesterday, while China's probability of winning the most gold medals at the Paris Olympics has dropped to 26%. In addition, in the prediction market for the country with the most total medals at the Paris Olympics, the probability for the United States is close to 100%, with the size of the prediction pool rising to 8.1 million dollars.

ChainCatcher news, according to Decrypt, the venues for the Paris 2024 Olympics and dozens of museum shops in France have suffered a cyber attack, with hackers demanding payment in cryptocurrency. The hackers exploited the data processing systems of about 40 tourist attractions to collect sensitive financial data, with the targeted venues including the Grand Palais museum. The French Cybercrime Unit (BL2C) is investigating the attack.According to Paris authorities, this attack has not affected the scheduling of the Olympics.

ChainCatcher news, Bitlayer has announced the launch of a limited-time betting event for the 2024 Paris Olympics in the user center. Users can participate in multi-round event outcome betting using Bitlayer points or gems, and winners will share the points or gem rewards from the corresponding event prize pool. The specific time for this event is from August 2 to August 11 (UTC+8).The newly launched Olympic limited-time betting event is divided into two categories: points prize pool and gem prize pool. Users can spend 500 points or 200 gems to participate in a single bet, with a maximum of 10 participations per event, and there is a unique winning option. Winners will share the corresponding points or gem rewards based on their participation ratio. Each competition will be synchronized within 12 hours after the corresponding event results are announced, and the prize pool settlement will be completed. This limited-time betting event is a preliminary exploration of the use cases for Bitlayer gems and points. In the future, the team will introduce more interactive activities and reward mechanisms to ensure users have a richer experience within the Bitlayer ecosystem.

ChainCatcher news, the prediction market Polymarket has added a "Olympics" category, in which:Currently, among the countries predicted to win the most gold medals at the Paris Olympics, the United States is at 79% and China is at 20%. The amount for this prediction market project has reached $1.2 million; among the countries predicted to win the most medals, the United States is at 94% and China is at 6%. The amount for this prediction market project has reached $1.3 million.