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Media industry
fromReadWrite
2 months ago

Death threats over Polymarket bet spark scrutiny

Polymarket banned users and reported them to authorities after bettors threatened a journalist whose reporting affected a high-stakes wager on an Iranian missile strike.
World news
fromBusiness Insider
2 months ago

Khamenei's killing spurs outrage among Kalshi and Polymarket users over claims of rigged markets and insider trading

Prediction markets saw hundreds of millions in bets on Iran strikes and Khamenei's death, with evidence of insider trading and concerns about market manipulation and ethical implications of death-related wagering.
Media industry
fromReadWrite
2 months ago

Death threats over Polymarket bet spark scrutiny

Polymarket banned users and reported them to authorities after bettors threatened a journalist whose reporting affected a high-stakes wager on an Iranian missile strike.
World news
fromBusiness Insider
2 months ago

Khamenei's killing spurs outrage among Kalshi and Polymarket users over claims of rigged markets and insider trading

Prediction markets saw hundreds of millions in bets on Iran strikes and Khamenei's death, with evidence of insider trading and concerns about market manipulation and ethical implications of death-related wagering.
#insider-trading
fromThe New Yorker
2 months ago
US politics

How to Prevent Insider Trading on Trump's Wars

Anonymous bets on Polymarket predicting a U.S. strike on Iran, placed hours before the attack, generated over $1.2 million in profits, raising concerns about insider trading and the need for prediction market regulation.
fromKotaku
2 months ago
Cryptocurrency

MrBeast Editor Accused Of Insider Trading By Betting Site Kalshi

Kalshi suspended MrBeast editor Artem Kaptur's account for insider trading on MrBeast-related markets, planning a fine of $20,000 based on his $4,000 initial trade.
US politics
fromThe New Yorker
2 months ago

How to Prevent Insider Trading on Trump's Wars

Anonymous bets on Polymarket predicting a U.S. strike on Iran, placed hours before the attack, generated over $1.2 million in profits, raising concerns about insider trading and the need for prediction market regulation.
fromKotaku
2 months ago

Polymarket Opens Bet On Whether Nuclear Weapon Will Be Used

Polymarket courageously defended its choice to let its users bet on the bombings in an editorial note on the platform, stating that the "ability" to wager on events such as these "is particularly invaluable in gut-wrenching times."
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