I find myself surprisingly desperate to bet YES simply because that would be a more interesting world to inhabit, but reality is usually disappointing.

The ring has been found. I added proof in the description. I updated the close date for this market.

What about "this is technically a crime, but the justice department has shown no interest because they have bigger things to worry about"

@asmith Like someone slanders someone in a way that mentions the One Ring in some random, irrelevant context to manipulate this market?

@asmith I think I'd want to see some sort of official public record of a crime.