Nobel Peace Prize bets for Russian dissident’s widow surge on Polymarket
First reported 8 Oct, 15:43 UTCUpdated 2d ago4 sources
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A leak in 2025 set an unusual betting surge behind the eventual winner, Maria Corina Machado.
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María Corina Machado was forced to flee her home country but has not been able to return despite the U.S. removing president Nicolas Maduro from power. Jessie Williams reports on her supporters’ hopes she will one day come back to lead them
Bets for who will take home the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize surged in the hours before the announcement on Polymarket, echoing similar events a year ago when a website hacking likely leaked the winner’s name.
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- What happened to Maria Corina Machado, the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize winner? (opens The Independent in a new tab)
María Corina Machado was forced to flee her home country but has not been able to return despite the U.S. removing president Nicolas Maduro from power. Jessie Williams reports on her supporters’ hopes she will one day come back to lead them
- Venezuelan ex-judge says forced to sign Machado election ban (opens The Straits Times in a new tab)
She says officials forced her to sign Maria Corina Machado’s ban after arresting three relatives.
- Nobel laureate Machado says Venezuela is ‘ready’ for new elections (opens Financial Times in a new tab)
Exiled Nobel Peace Prize laureate demands ‘transparency’ over oil revenues after deal with Trump administration
- Nobel Peace Prize Bets for Navalny Widow Miss the Mark (opens Bloomberg in a new tab)
Bets for who will take home the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize surged in the hours before the announcement on Polymarket, echoing similar events a year ago when a website hacking likely leaked the winner’s name.
