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UK urged to act as Polymarket lets users bet 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
The UK government is being urged to intervene after Polymarket opened prediction markets allowing users to wager on whether HSBC and Lloyds will fail. Critics warn that openly betting on the collapse of major British banks could spread instability and damage confidence in the financial system, raising questions about how prediction markets should be regulated.
Why now: Betting on the failure of major UK banks raises fresh concerns about financial stability and the unregulated spread of prediction markets.
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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 # Banking # Hsbc # LloydsBankingGroup # Business # Polymarket # PredictionMarkets # WorldNews # UkNews #… · theguardian_world_news@halo.nu · 2
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