Friday, September 18, 2026
Polymarket odds for a state data center moratorium spiked from 30% to 66% after the Senate blocked a ratepayer bill, while Bitcoin's $78K strike surged to 50% as spot hit $77K despite fading Google interest.
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Data Center Moratorium Odds Spike 23 Points
Polymarket odds of a state enacting a data-center moratorium by year-end rose from 30.4% to a peak of 66.6% and settled at 53.8% in under 24 hours, a 23.4-point swing.
Bitcoin $78K Strike Odds Surge to 50%
Probability that Bitcoin closes above $78K today skyrocketed from 16.5% to 49.9% in 24 hours, a 33.4-point move, while public search attention was declining.
Data Center Bill Search Interest Goes Vertical
"data center bill" searches exploded from 1 to 100 and "senate data center" from 0 to 98 in the last 48 hours, even though the topic was virtually invisible to Google for the prior three months.
Bitcoin Price Search Interest Fades
U.S. searches for "Bitcoin price" fell from 92 in late August to 36 on Sep 18, while "Bitcoin 70000" remained near zero throughout the entire 3-month window.
Asteroid Searches Spike 1,000%
"asteroid" search interest jumped from a baseline of 7 to 33 on Sep 17 (a 1,000% increase), while "meteor strike" and "meteor 2026" stayed near zero.