Looking at this from this angle is quite interesting. The 2-year government bond yield and Polymarket's forecast line both experienced sharp fluctuations when that news came out.
But there's a detail here—bond traders mainly get their information from Bloomberg. What about Polymarket traders? They refresh Twitter. At that time, Twitter happened to have issues, so the reaction on Polymarket was delayed.
Simply put, the different information channels in various markets determine the speed of response. Traditional financial markets have a more direct flow of information, while prediction markets rely on social media for information dissemination, adding a variable. This also explains why you see the trends in the two markets not aligning perfectly in time.
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TokenomicsTrapper
· 16h ago
lol twitter down = polymarket down, classic. so basically prediction markets are just gambling with extra latency, got it
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DegenApeSurfer
· 16h ago
Haha, this is information arbitrage. Bloomberg outperforms Twitter in seconds.
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FlatTax
· 16h ago
Haha, this is the power of information asymmetry. Bloomberg vs Twitter, one professional, one casual.
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NotFinancialAdvice
· 16h ago
Haha, now it's settled. Polymarket lost to Twitter downtime...
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PoolJumper
· 16h ago
Haha, that's why the crypto world is always a step behind; the information sources are just a level below.
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DefiVeteran
· 16h ago
Haha, laugh to death, so those people at Polymarket are just victims sacrificed by Twitter holding them back.
Looking at this from this angle is quite interesting. The 2-year government bond yield and Polymarket's forecast line both experienced sharp fluctuations when that news came out.
But there's a detail here—bond traders mainly get their information from Bloomberg. What about Polymarket traders? They refresh Twitter. At that time, Twitter happened to have issues, so the reaction on Polymarket was delayed.
Simply put, the different information channels in various markets determine the speed of response. Traditional financial markets have a more direct flow of information, while prediction markets rely on social media for information dissemination, adding a variable. This also explains why you see the trends in the two markets not aligning perfectly in time.