Polymarket Bets If CrowdStrike Outage Was Caused by Hack

As an experienced technology analyst, I’ve seen my fair share of IT outages that have caused disruptions to businesses and services around the world. The ongoing CrowdStrike outage is particularly noteworthy due to its widespread impact on various sectors such as airlines, finance, and the stock market.


In simple terms, on the decentralized prediction marketplace, Polymarket, people are wagering and sharing their insights about the ongoing CrowdStrike disruption. This incident, causing IT service interruptions for millions of users globally, has prompted much attention from platform users.

Polymarket Bets If CrowdStrike Outage Was Caused by Hack

In the array of betting and forecast contests available, the most popular one labeled “Will CrowdStrike be the source of a hack?” has garnered wagers amounting to $29,000 as of now. However, the number of backers for this wager stands at a meager 4%.

A user has made a wager in another poll concerning when CrowdStrike is expected to resolve an issue. The proposition reads, “Will the CrowdStrike outage be fixed by Friday night?” With $32,242 at stake, 73% of bettors are betting that this will indeed be the case.

As a crypto investor, I’ve been closely monitoring the recent Microsoft outage caused by an issue with CrowdStrike. This disruptive incident has affected various industries and sectors in a significant way, leaving businesses in the aviation industry, stock market, IT sector, banking, and others grappling with the consequences.

The stock price of CrowdStrike decreases by more than 10% in early NASDAQ trading. According to the announcement made by CrowdStrike’s CEO at 5:45 PM Hong Kong Time on Friday morning in the U.S., the problem has been identified and separated from other issues, with a solution set to be released shortly.

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2024-07-19 16:04