the week in dollar bets
May 25 – May 31, 2026
65 markets featured across 7 days. Here's what stood out.
biggest longshot
🟪 Solana crashes to $70 this week
$1 could have paid $500
Challenger deep has an easier floor to hit
most respectable longshot
🟧 Will the US agree to a new Iranian nuclear deal this year?
$1 pays $12.20 — dramatic but credible
your most unserious investment
lowest payout on the board
🟩 Trump drops more UFO files this month
$1 pays $1.54 — barely worth bragging about
the X-Files reboot nobody asked for but here we are
all markets this week
- 🟩 Will a humanoid robot walk on Mars before a human does? elon's working on it $1 → $1.93 Kalshi »
- 🟩 Will Keir Starmer be a candidate in the next Labour Party leadership election? the news cycle is unwell $1 → $2.47 Polymarket »
- 🟩 Will 2026 be the hottest year ever? forwarded without context $1 → $2.87 Kalshi »
- 🟨 Will no qualifying diplomatic US-Iran meeting occur by June 30, 2026? the swifties already know $1 → $4.77 Polymarket »
- 🟨 MLB: Perfect Game thrown in 2026 season? the morning news but make it fun $1 → $6.06 Polymarket »
- 🟨 Will Trump endorse María Corina Machado for Venezuela president in 2026? the timeline is undefeated $1 → $6.45 Polymarket »
- 🟧 Will the US agree to a new Iranian nuclear deal this year? your most unserious investment $1 → $12.20 Kalshi »
- 🟧 Will Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL) hit (HIGH) $410 in May? how do you like them apples $1 → $13.16 Polymarket »
- 🟥 Will Taylor Swift meet with Pope Leo XIV before 2027? manifesting on main $1 → $16.67 Kalshi »
- 🟪 Will Australia send warships through the Strait of Hormuz by May 31, 2026? mama said knock it out of the park $1 → $166.67 Polymarket »
- 🟩 Bitcoin hits $90k before $70k aka your cousin flames you first before going silent til Christmas $1 → $1.56 Polymarket »
- 🟩 Trump wears a Yarmulke in 2026 how did we get here? $1 → $2.44 Polymarket »
- 🟩 2026 is the hottest year on record earth: so hot right now $1 → $2.88 Kalshi »
- 🟨 Trump pardons Keonne Rodriguez this year the clemency printer just got a new ink cartridge $1 → $4.08 Polymarket »
- 🟨 US grants Cuba oil sanction relief by June in other news: Godot books a return flight $1 → $5.88 Polymarket »