The Situation Room by Polymarket is opening, allegedly, this Friday in Washington, D.C. 'Imagine a sports bar… but just for situation monitoring…'
Thanks to Ford for sending to us: “The bitcoin bar is almost quaint by comparison. [Not listing the location] is a bold strategy for something opening in two days. Polymarket did do that free grocery store pop-up thing in New York so this could be a takeover of an existing space, presumably one that has no interest in March Madness. Could also be total bullshit.”
Polymarket shares this morning:
“We’re excited to announce ‘The Situation Room’ by Polymarket is coming to Washington, D.C.
The world’s first bar dedicated to monitoring the situation.
Imagine a sports bar… but just for situation monitoring — live X feeds, flight radar, Bloomberg terminals, and Polymarket screens.
Grand opening is this Friday.”
So who want to bet where this is exactly…?
STAY TUNED.
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