Kalshi and Polymarket bets on clinical trials criticized as 'ghastly'
Kalshi claims such bets will provide a new source of information about which drugs will get approved, and what clinical trials will show promising results, which the company says can help investors decide what new drugs to fund. Kalshi says it is offering bets on late-stage clinical trials where participants have already been chosen. He hopes that Kalshi and Polymarket will stop letting speculators place bets that clinical trials won't succeed.
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Types: False Dilemma • Severity: Low