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New App Lets Users Bet on Deadly Conflicts in Real Time

Joe Wilkins

created: Dec. 2, 2025, 6:08 p.m. | updated: Dec. 12, 2025, 5:53 p.m.

But with so many global conflicts these days, it can be tough to keep track of all the minute-to-minute action. Luckily, some enterprising developers have come up with a solution to help gamblers keep up with the ever-changing nature of global conflicts. It’s called PolyGlobe, an app designed to visualize Polymarket bets on a real-world map. Prior to the elections, the Polymarket odds were skewed 95 percent in favor of the victory of the far-right Party for Freedom over the liberal party, Democrats 66. The moral here is that betting markets are, at best, poor predictors of geopolitical outcomes.

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