Polymarket prices state data center moratorium at 70% by 2027 as BlackRock CEO warns of recession risk
Polymarket · x · 2026-10-15
Polymarket launched a market on whether any US state enacts a data center moratorium: 32% odds by end of 2026, 70% by end of 2027.
Context: escalating tension between AI compute buildout and local resistance — BlackRock CEO Larry Fink warned that halting data center construction could plunge the US into a recession. Market rules count any state-level law blocking approval, construction, or grid connection of data centers (including size/power-threshold bills); tax incentive cancellations don't qualify.
A quantified signal of how far data center backlash has gone — now priced by prediction markets.
Related event: BlackRock CEO Warns Halting Data Center Builds Could Cause Recession(2 posts)→
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