Find XO: Polymarket Opened and Then Shut Down Betting on Military Operation (techcrunch.com)

- Polymarket opened a betting market on whether to rescue a U.S. military pilot shot down over Iranian airspace but closed it following fierce criticism from Democratic lawmakers. - This is a case where ethics came before law. - Technology that makes transactions transparent does not answer what should be traded. - Whether prediction markets or communities, the line of prohibition must be embedded in product rules from the start, not after controversy erupts, to lay a foundation for growth.