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UK urged to act as Polymarket bets on bank failures
Original: UK urged to act as Polymarket takes bets on whether HSBC and Lloyds will fail https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/
Polymarket users are placing wagers on whether HSBC and Lloyds, two of Britain's biggest banks, will fail, prompting calls for UK regulators to intervene. Critics argue prediction markets on major bank collapses risk spreading panic and undermining financial stability, and say the government should act to restrict or oversee such betting on the solvency of systemically important institutions.
Why now: Betting on the failure of major British banks raises fresh concerns about financial stability and regulatory gaps around prediction markets.
PolymarketHSBCLloydsUKThe Guardian
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- UK urged to act as Polymarket takes bets on whether HSBC and Lloyds will fail https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/oct/03/uk-polymarket-hsbc-lloyds-failures-banks # Finance # Business # Economy · guardian_world@robot.villas · 4
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