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<p class="is-style-lead">Following the Tuesday, Sept. 10, debate between former U.S. President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris, their odds are now tied on Polymarket.</p> 
<p>Trump’s 5% <a href="https://crypto.news/polymarket-trumps-lead-over-harris-is-growing/" target="_blank">lead</a> against Harris has plunged on the prediction platform Polymarket after their first-ever debate. According to data provided by Polymarket, both candidates are currently tied with 49% winning odds in the forthcoming U.S. elections.&nbsp;</p> 
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<p>Notably, the former U.S. president saw his chances rise to 72% in July after the <a href="https://crypto.news/bitcoin-nashville-starts-today-what-to-expect/" target="_blank">Bitcoin 2024</a> conference in Nashville.</p> 
<p>The total amount of bets on the next U.S. president has exceeded $860 million, per Polymarket data. Of this tally, Trump is still leading with over $130 million, followed by Harris’ $114 million.</p> 
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<p>While some analysts believe that Harris made Trump “lose his cool multiple times,” the billionaire Tesla CEO Elon Musk claims the hosts were “unfair” to Trump.&nbsp;</p> 
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   <p lang="en" dir="ltr">While I don’t think the debate hosts were fair to <a href="https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">@realDonaldTrump</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/KamalaHarris?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">@KamalaHarris</a> exceeded most people’s expectations tonight.<br><br>That said, when it comes to getting things done, not just saying nice-sounding words, I strongly believe that Trump will do a far better job. <br><br>After…</p>— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) <a href="https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1833743479773818939?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">September 11, 2024</a>
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 <p>“After all, if Kamala can do great things, why hasn’t she? Biden rarely shows up for work, so she’s basically in charge already.”</p> <cite>Elon Musk posted on X.</cite>
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<p><br>Some even mocked the fact-checking process of the debate hosts.</p> 
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   <p lang="en" dir="ltr">Pretty much how it went moderation fact checking wise <a rel="" href="https://t.co/2kghhDfOTQ" target="_blank">pic.twitter.com/2kghhDfOTQ</a></p>— The Rabbit Hole (@TheRabbitHole84) <a href="https://twitter.com/TheRabbitHole84/status/1833743816115003548?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">September 11, 2024</a>
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<p>It’s important to note that there are <a href="https://crypto.news/polymarket-shows-rising-odds-of-trump-nominating-musk-to-cabinet/" target="_blank">expectations</a> of Trump bringing Musk to the cabinet if elected.&nbsp;</p> 
<p>The crypto market witnessed bearish momentum following the debate between Trump and Harris. According to <a href="https://www.coingecko.com/en/global-charts" target="_blank">data</a> from CoinGecko, the global crypto market cap declined by 1.7% over the past 24 hours and is currently sitting at $2.07 trillion.</p> 
<p>Bitcoin (<a href="https://crypto.news/price/bitcoin/" target="_blank">BTC</a>) slipped 1% and is trading at $56,500 at the time of writing. Ethereum (<a href="https://crypto.news/price/ethereum/" target="_blank">ETH</a>) witnessed a similar drop and is currently hovering at $2,330.</p> 
<p> Read more: <a rel="" href="https://crypto.news/bitwise-bitcoin-price-may-see-a-significant-rally-soon/"> Bitwise: Bitcoin price may see a ‘significant rally’ soon </a> </p>

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