Overview
- Following the U.S. military capture and transfer of Nicolás Maduro, Machado has moved into the top tier of contenders tracked by forecasting platforms.
- Latest Polymarket pricing shows Machado near 19%, trailing Edmundo González Urrutia at about 24% and Acting President Delcy Rodríguez at roughly 34%.
- Machado, the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize recipient, promotes using Bitcoin as a reserve asset and expanding its role in daily transactions.
- President Donald Trump said she "doesn’t have the support or respect," a public rebuff that coincided with softer betting odds on her immediate rise.
- Analysts note her crypto-forward agenda contrasts with past crackdowns on mining under Maduro, as many Venezuelans turned to BTC and stablecoins during hyperinflation.