The Match King: Ivar Kreuger, The Financial Genius Behind a Century of Wall Street Scandals
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The Match King: Ivar Kreuger, The Financial Genius Behind a Century of Wall Street Scandals
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A long-winded and winding update on Fredi9999 -- the person or entity -- who is singlehandedly rocketing up the price of Trump on prediction markets around the world.
Spoiler alert: I managed to make contact with him, I think, and he blocked me after a few minutes. Sensitive guy! We'll get back to that.
I'll also explain that large bettors unloa... See more