Polymarket attracts record trading 'world' volumes as U.S.-Iran bets top $529 million

CoinDesk

• March 1, 2026 at 04:19 AM

Polymarket attracts record trading 'world' volumes as U.S.-Iran bets top $529 million

A prediction market about military strikes on a sovereign nation now sits alongside presidential election bets as one of the most-traded contracts the platform has ever hosted.

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