$500M Bet On The Iran Strike — Before It Happened

Prof G Markets

Ed Elson speaks with Jonathan Cohen about the massive wagers in prediction markets on the war with Iran. Then he discusses Anduril’s funding round and why a new wave of defense tech startups are shaking up the defense sector with Dan Primack. Finally, Ed gives his take on why defense might become the next investing trend. 

Jonathan Cohen is the Policy Lead at the American Institute for Boys and Men and author of Losing Big: America’s Reckless Bet on Sports Gambling. Dan Primack is the business editor at Axios and author of the Pro Rata newsletter. 

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Ed Elson speaks with Jonathan Cohen about the massive wagers in prediction markets on the war with Iran. Then he discusses Anduril’s funding round and why a new wave of defense tech startups are shaking up the defense sector with Dan Primack. Finally, Ed gives his take on why defense might become the next investing trend. 

Jonathan Cohen is the Policy Lead at the American Institute for Boys and Men and author of Losing Big: America’s Reckless Bet on Sports Gambling. Dan Primack is the business editor at Axios and author of the Pro Rata newsletter. 

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2026-03-05 28 min
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