Polymarket takes down nuclear detonation bet after online backlash

Source: Business Insider

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 ImagesPolymarket 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.