French police probe suspected weather device tampering after odd Polymarket bet

French police are investigating possible tampering with a weather monitoring device at Charles de Gaulle Airport in Paris after a Polymarket trader netted thousands of dollars thanks to an unusual temperature spike. Riccardo Milani/AFP via Getty Images

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A hair dryer? A lighter? A lucky coincidence?

Authorities in France are investigating possible tampering with a weather monitoring device at Charles de Gaulle Airport in Paris after an unusual temperature spike was recorded around the same time a Polymarket trader cashed in.

An anonymous trader with the username “xX25Xx” has drawn scrutiny from analysts and fellow traders

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