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Drake bets $1.5 million in USDT on Argentina for 2026 World Cup final

Drake bets $1.5 million in USDT on Argentina for 2026 World Cup final

The Stake wager on Argentina against favored Spain has drawn crypto-market attention, while PPP monitoring data shows a profitable Polymarket wallet has built a more than $1.05 million position backing Spain.

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Fact Check
The core claim is consistently corroborated across the originating Stake X post (Stake X post on Drake's Argentina World Cup bet), Drake's own Instagram betting slip referenced in coverage, and multiple independent reports (news.bitcoin.com 'Drake Drops $1.5M USDT Bet on Argentina', cryptotimes.io 'Drake Bets $1.5M in USDT on Argentina', Coin Bureau X post). All agree on the $1.5M USDT figure, the Stake platform, the ~$5.175M payout, and Spain being the favorite. The claim originates from Stake's own promotion and Drake's public post, which slightly lowers independence, and some sources differ on whether the bet pays only in regulation time — but the specific claim as stated is well-supported.
Summary

Drake placed a $1.5 million wager in USDT on Argentina to beat Spain in the 2026 World Cup final through Stake, with a betting slip showing 3.45 odds and a potential $5.175 million payout. Separately, PPP monitoring data said a Polymarket account with more than $714,000 in total profit, address 0x5b4ec9c06b284ee52c41a761974d836992880232, bought over $1.054 million worth of shares on Spain to beat Argentina at an average entry price of 59.3 cents, totaling 1,776,446.7 shares. The market resolves on the final result, including extra time and penalties. Spain and Argentina are scheduled to meet at 3:00 Beijing time on July 20 at MetLife Stadium in New York, New Jersey. The opposing positions have added attention to crypto-linked sports betting and prediction-market sentiment around the match.

Terms & Concepts
  • USDT: A dollar-pegged stablecoin widely used for trading, payments and transfers on crypto platforms.
  • Polymarket: A prediction market platform for trading event outcomes.
  • prediction-market: A market where participants trade contracts tied to the outcome of future events.