Statistician Nate Silver joins prediction market Polymarket as an advisor. Founder of the data-focused FiveThirtyEight outlet, Silver is known for his accurate U.S. election forecasts. While a senior political analyst signing on to a (crypto) betting platform may seem odious, the site has become a go-to source for U.S. election sentiment. Polymarket shows “how valuable it is to have a real-time data source about questions like the effects of the debate that are otherwise hard to quantify,” says Silver.