Polymarket shelves nuclear detonation markets after outcry
By Sam Reynolds
Published on March 4, 2026.
The current conflict with Iran and scrutiny about insiders trading on war have prompted the platform to remove the contracts. The contracts, which allow users to predict the likelihood of a nuclear weapon detonating by specific dates, have been popularized for years. This comes as the Commodity Futures Trading Commission proposes rules barring exchanges from listing event contracts tied to war, terrorism, assassination, or other activities deemed contrary to the public interest.
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