Polymarket Pulls Bet on Nuclear Detonation in 2026

UNITED STATES, March 4 — ‘How ghoulish. ’ The depravity economy moves into the nuclear war business. US Department of Energy photo.

For a few hours on Tuesday, Polymarket hosted a bet about the possibility of nuclear war in 2026. The market asked the question “Nuclear weapon detonation by …? ” and racked up close to a million dollars in trading volume before Polymarket took the unusual step to remove the market from its website.

It did not simply close down the bet, but it’s been “archived” meaning that a record of it no longer exists. It’s strange as many older and paid out bets remain on the site. This post is for paid members only Become a paid member for unlimited ad-free access to articles, bonus podcast content, and more.