Polymarket has opened the world's first 'insider talk' bar in the heart of U.S. politics—Washington, D.C. The bar is called The Situation Room. On the screens, you'll see election odds, probabilities of geopolitical conflicts, and Fed rate cut expectations. You’re sipping your drink, chatting up someone, and casually watching the odds of war—wondering if any insiders are placing bets. Washington is arguably the city with the highest density of political information in the U.S. People from Capitol Hill, K Street lobbyists, think tank researchers—this crowd is already the ideal audience for prediction markets. I figure the bar is just a front. The real goal is to attract high-net-worth individuals and create an offline channel for gathering information.