Polymarket removed a market that allowed traders to bet on the likelihood of a nuclear detonation around the world, after the U.S. and Israel strikes on Iran led to a spike in trading and sudden ...

Polymarket was allowing traders to wager on whether a nuclear weapon would detonate this year. That stirred backlash online, particularly after suspicious trading in the wake of the Iran strikes. The ...

The crypto-based prediction platform recently let traders wager on when the U.S. would strike Iran. When real-world violence erupted and hundreds of people died in the conflict, critics questioned why ...

Polymarket has pulled a controversial market that had asked traders to bet on whether a nuclear weapon would be detonated this year, after the contract drew widespread backlash across social media.

The prediction market would've paid out to traders if a nuclear weapon had been detonated anywhere in the world before a specific date.Illustration by Omar Marques/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty ...

Polymarket removed a controversial prediction market that allowed customers to win money if a nuclear attack occurred before ...

Bettors have long been able to speculate on the chance of a nuclear weapon detonating on Polymarket, but the current conflict with Iran – and scrutiny about insiders trading on war – has apparently ...

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