As Los Angeles burns, users of the crypto-based platform Polymarket are gleefully placing bets on the devastation caused by the raging wildfire, which has already destroyed more than one thousand homes and has killed at least two people. As of writing, there are at least eight running bets on the predictions market platform on the Palisades fire (though only three have significant amounts of money on the line). "Will the Palisades fire be contained Friday?" reads one outcome prediction, with over $40,000 worth of bets placed. The odds, as it stands, are "NO," with a dismal 2 percent chance. By […]