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Place Your Bets on the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse

Place Your Bets on the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse

Summary

This article reviews different prediction markets that speculate on global crises linked to the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse: war, conquest, famine, and death. These markets involve bets on events like famines, epidemics, wars, and political actions involving countries such as Russia, China, the U.S., and Venezuela.

Key Facts

  • The Four Horsemen symbolize War, Conquest, Famine, and Death, based on the biblical book of Revelation.
  • There is no active market betting directly on famine, but proxy markets related to conflicts in Sudan and Gaza exist with about $1.2 million in total trading volume.
  • Markets related to death focus mostly on diseases like measles and the possibility of pandemics, totaling around $11 million in bets.
  • Trading on a nuclear detonation market was shut down after $650,000 in bets were placed.
  • The white horse, symbolizing conquest, attracts the most betting money, with over $112 million traded.
  • Big bets exist on events like a China invasion of Taiwan, potential U.S. invasion of Venezuela, and whether President Trump will acquire Greenland by 2027.
  • Markets on ceasefires in Ukraine and other geopolitical conflicts also have significant trading volumes.
  • These prediction markets use bets to speculate on the likelihood of major global events, turning serious crises into a form of financial trading.
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