Crypto bettors have staked millions on whether the outfit technically counts as a suit, while a renowned fashion industry commentator hasn’t helped, calling it “both a suit and not a suit.”
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s outfit at a June 24 NATO meeting in the Netherlands has become the focal point of a fierce dispute between Polymarket bettors.
A user on Polymarket, a crypto-based prediction platform, created a betting market that asked whether Zelensky would wear a suit before July, which to prove requires a video or photo of Zelensky in a suit taken between May 22 and June 30.
The market racked up nearly $79 million in volume. The result initially landed on “yes,” but has been disputed twice since and now awaits a final decision.
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