The scandal surrounding the prediction market on Polymarket has erupted into a multimillion-dollar legal drama, as the oracle UMA flipped the outcome of the dispute over MicroStrategy's Bitcoin sale in favor of the 'NO' bet. Despite the official 8-K report clearly documenting the physical drop of 32 BTC within the stipulated timeframe — between May 26 and May 31, UMA token holders voted for an interpretation that the sale itself should have been publicly verified before the deadline.
This incident deals a massive reputational blow to the concept of crypto-oracles and Polymarket, clearly demonstrating that whales with million-dollar positions can rewrite any smart contract rules to their advantage, shaving retail players like BTCBeliever21.
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