Polymarket Degens Bet on Astronomer CEO’s Divorce Following Kiss Cam Incident

Oh, the drama! Polymarket, the cryptocurrency playground for the nosy and the bored, has opened up a delightful little betting market on the potential divorce of Astronomer CEO Andy Byron and Chief People Officer Kristin Cabot. The saga began innocently enough, at a Coldplay concert, where the kiss cam did what it does best: turning everyone into unwilling participants in a reality show. Voilà! Instant fame, and of course, the inevitable divorce speculation.

Polymarket Bets on Possible Divorce of Astronomer CEO

Polymarket, where nothing is sacred and everything is a gamble, has decided to let its users bet on the deeply personal lives of the rich and powerful. The latest target? The potential divorce between Andy Byron, CEO of Astronomer, and his alleged future ex-wife, Kristin Cabot, the company’s Chief People Officer. The speculation hit fever pitch when the two were caught on the kiss cam at a Coldplay concert, and the internet—bless it—took it from there, of course.

The prediction market—because why leave anything to chance in life?—has surged with users making their wagers. A prediction market emerged, with one basic rule: these two either need to announce their impending divorce by August 17, or the bet is void. How did we get here? You may ask. Simple. The kiss cam, focusing on Andy and Kristin, caught them in a way that looked *very* intimate, suggesting (to the more dramatic members of society) that they were both stepping out on their respective spouses. It’s as if the universe colluded to put on a show for us all.

And there’s more! Rumors abound about Byron’s possible marital woes, with whispers that his wife, Megan Kerrigan Byron, may have—wait for it—removed the Byron surname from her social media handles. As you can imagine, this did not go unnoticed. Some folks claimed that Byron had issued an apology for his very public “mistake” (ahem, “the kiss cam incident”), but those were quickly debunked as fraudulent, much like the notion of privacy in the age of social media. Oops, my bad.

These fake statements claimed, with all the drama of a soap opera: “What was supposed to be a night of music and joy turned into a deeply personal mistake playing out on a very public stage.” No official word from Astronomer or Byron—because why would they take the fun out of this juicy spectacle?

At the opening of the betting market, nearly 25% of Polymarket’s crowd had their fingers crossed for a divorce announcement. But, surprise! Kristin Cabot has been divorced since 2022. Plot twist! The bet was doomed from the start, but did that stop the degens? Oh no. They invested a whopping $97,542 into this utterly unresolvable market, with the “Yes” option plummeting to less than 4% once Cabot’s marital status was confirmed. Bless their hearts, they never learn.

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2025-07-18 13:57