Polymarket takes down nuclear detonation bet after online backlash [View all]
https://www.businessinsider.com/polymarket-nuclear-detonation-market-bet-backlash-removal-2026-3?op=1
Overnight, Polymarket took down a market that allowed users to trade on where a nuclear weapon would detonate by March 31, June 30, or simply before 2027.
Traders who bet yes on any of those timelines would be paid out if there were a nuclear detonation anywhere on Earth, including in an offensive use, a test, or even an accidental detonation.
The market had over $650,000 in total trading volume as of Tuesday, according to an archived snapshot of the site. A message on the webpage now reads: "This event has been archived."
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The suspension came after several users on X expressed outrage about the existence of the market, particularly amid a raft of suspicious trades on the platform in the wake of the killing of Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei.
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My personal guess?
That an insider knows that it's better than even odds by April, for four reasons:
That's Three
and four:
