Weather data tampering probe linked to Polymarket bets on Paris temperatures

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Source: Financial Times
Weather data tampering probe linked to Polymarket bets on Paris temperatures
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France’s weather service Météo-France filed a police complaint after two sudden Paris temperature spikes on April 6 and 15 coincided with unusually profitable bets on Polymarket that used the data to settle wagers on the city’s highest temperature, raising concerns about interference with weather sensors and potential manipulation of prediction markets.

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