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Polymarket contracts allowing users to wager on whether major banks such as Wells Fargo, JPMorgan Chase and Bank of America will fail are drawing scrutiny from U.S. regulators and lawmakers. The contracts are offered on Polymarket’s offshore platform, which says Americans cannot trade them.
Current volumes remain small, with many individual contracts carrying only hundreds or thousands of dollars in wagers, but officials are concerned that larger markets could encourage speculation, insider trading or potentially fuel a bank run. FDIC officials have also examined whether existing ethics rules adequately address potential conflicts involving agency employees.
Polymarket contracts allowing users to wager on whether major banks such as Wells Fargo, JPMorgan Chase and Bank of America will fail are drawing scrutiny from U.S. regulators and lawmakers. The contracts are offered on Polymarket’s offshore platform, which says Americans cannot trade them.
Current volumes remain small, with many individual contracts carrying only hundreds or thousands of dollars in wagers, but officials are concerned that larger markets could encourage speculation, insider trading or potentially fuel a bank run. FDIC officials have also examined whether existing ethics rules adequately address potential conflicts involving agency employees.