Polymarket puts 25% odds on data centers launching to space by end of 2026
Polymarket · x · 2026-10-07
Prediction market Polymarket has opened a market on whether data centers will be launched into space by the end of next year, currently priced at just a 25% chance.
The backdrop: the EIA projects U.S. power demand will hit record highs through 2027, driven largely by AI data centers. Space-based compute is emerging as one speculative answer to terrestrial power constraints — and Polymarket is now pricing it.
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