I found it pretty hard to believe that predicting Bitcoin’s 5-minute up-or-down moves on Polymarket is actually “for real.”

Last night I was bored and felt like messing around, so I made a random prediction. I didn’t expect to get it right—after a 25u bet, I earned 40u. I thought, since my luck is this good, I’ll keep playing 🤣.
Plus, the more I play, the bigger it gets. This morning I checked and I was down 100u—there’s really not much difference from gambling. Give you a little sweet taste to get you in, then “harvest” your principal.
If the Bitcoin market weren’t big enough, I’d genuinely suspect there’s someone controlling things behind the scenes.