Polymarket Took Down Wagers Tied To Rescue Of Downed Air Force Officer

A Democratic congressman had harsh disapproval for Polymarket for allowing users to stake connected nan day nan United States would corroborate nan rescue of Air Force work members changeable down complete Iran.

In a societal media post connected Friday, Representative Seth Moulton wrote, “They could beryllium your neighbor, a friend, a family member. And group are betting connected whether aliases not they’ll beryllium saved. This is DISGUSTING.” (President Donald Trump announced early Sunday that the 2nd work member, a weapons strategy officer, has been rescued.)

Moulton besides described Polymarket arsenic a “dystopian decease market” and noted that Donald Trump Jr. is an investor. The congressman precocious banned his unit from participating successful prediction markets for illustration Polymarket and Kalshi. 

Polymarket responded that it had taken nan marketplace down “immediately” for not gathering nan company’s integrity standards.

“It should not person been posted, and we are investigating really this slipped done our soul safeguards,” nan institution said.

Polymarket antecedently saw hundreds of millions of dollars traded connected contracts tied to nan bombing of Iran by nan United States and Israel.