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Polymarket is investigating suspicious trades in the Israeli elections, raising concerns about potential insider trading in prediction markets.
Polymarket is investigating suspicious trades in the Israeli elections, raising concerns about potential insider trading in prediction markets.
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CFTC Accuses Polymarket of Insider Trading: $1.2 Million in Illegal Gains Reveals Regulatory Storm in Prediction Markets
The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has recently taken multiple enforcement actions against the prediction market platform Polymarket and its users. Following a fine imposed on Polymarket in 2022, the CFTC and the U.S. Department of Justice filed lawsuits against two individuals in 2026, accusing them of illegally profiting approximately $1.2 million and over $400,000, respectively, by trading event contracts on Polymarket using insider information. These cases, coupled with the CFTC's re-examination of Polymarket's compliance this month, highlight regulators' growing concern over insider trading and platform compliance in prediction markets, signaling stricter legal scrutiny for the sector.
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Ipsos poll shows most Americans oppose election betting, prediction markets face major trust crisis
According to CryptoSlate, a recent Ipsos poll shows that 69% of Democrats and 61% of Republicans oppose using prediction markets to bet on election outcomes, as well as on military actions and governm
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Kalshi CEO defends prediction markets amid insider trading concerns, stating its platforms help suss out bad actors.
Kalshi CEO defends prediction markets amid insider trading concerns, stating its platforms help suss out bad actors.
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Analysis indicates the Trump administration allegedly intervened in an oil market investigation, with a senior CFTC advisor reportedly demanding the withdrawal of an insider trading complaint regarding short selling before the oil price crash on March 23.
According to Protos' analysis, before Donald Trump withdrew his threat to strike Iranian power plants on March 23, which led to a 14% plunge in Brent crude oil futures prices, traders had shorted over
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UK FCA arrests three in major operation against insider dealing and money laundering ring
The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and the National Crime Agency (NCA) conducted a joint operation on October 13, leading to the arrest of three individuals suspected of engaging in insider deal
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A former Mitsubishi Corp. employee faces a 1.87 million yen ($11,800) fine for insider trading, as recommended by a Japanese securities watchdog
A former Mitsubishi Corp. employee faces a 1.87 million yen ($11,800) fine for insider trading, as recommended by a Japanese securities watchdog
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Segantii Capital Management Founder Simon Sadler's Insider Trading Trial Nears Finish in Hong Kong as Prosecution Delivers Closing Arguments This Week
Segantii Capital Management Founder Simon Sadler's Insider Trading Trial Nears Finish in Hong Kong as Prosecution Delivers Closing Arguments This Week
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Singaporean Accused of Insider Trading Loses Extradition Fight
Zhi Ge, the alleged leader of an international insider trading ring, lost his court challenge against a US extradition request.
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A trader convicted of insider trading has been arrested in Dubai after fleeing France.
A trader convicted of insider dealing was arrested in Dubai on Wednesday after French authorities issued an arrest warrant to enforce a three-year prison sentence, according to a government official.
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The U.S. Senate is expected to vote on bills to ban lawmakers from trading stocks and on data center costs before the election recess.
The U.S. Senate is expected to vote on two bills on Wednesday (September 30): the Ban Insider Trading Act, which prohibits members of Congress from trading stocks while in office, and the Taxpayer Pro
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Trump's AI name change to "Super Intelligence" sparks insider domain trading claims, with one domain relisted for over $14 million
Independent journalist Adam Cochran claims that US President Donald Trump's executive order renaming Artificial Intelligence (AI) to "Super Intelligence" (SI) was likely used by insiders to make "hund
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Susquehanna Says It Will Settle With Alleged Insider Traders
Susquehanna International Group and Citadel Securities said they would drop a lawsuit alleging they lost tens of millions of dollars to insider traders as the firms finalize settlements with a number
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Rep. James Comer expands House investigation into prediction market insider trading, seeking info from Hyperliquid Labs, Crypto.com and PredictIt owner
House Oversight Committee Chair James Comer, R-Ky., announced an expanded investigation into insider trading on prediction markets. He requested documents and information from the CEOs of Hyperliquid
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Seoul National University alumni network probed for W20b illicit trading profits
Financial authorities on Tuesday stated that a network of Seoul National University alumni working in finance allegedly used confidential deal information to make over 20 billion won ($14.7 million) i
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Polymarket Prediction Market Plagued by Insider Trading: Regulatory Challenges Highlighted by Maduro Ousting Bets
Crypto prediction market Polymarket has recently drawn significant attention due to multiple insider trading allegations. In one instance, a U.S. Army sergeant allegedly used classified military operation information to accurately bet on the ousting of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, profiting over $400,000. This has led to criminal and civil lawsuits from the U.S. Department of Justice and the CFTC. Additionally, the platform has been involved in several other cases of trading based on internal information, highlighting the regulatory gaps and integrity challenges faced by prediction markets in their rapid development.
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Federal Judge Casts Doubt on Susquehanna's Insider Trading Suit, Denies Request to Freeze Accounts
A federal judge dealt a setback to Susquehanna International Group’s lawsuit alleging it lost tens of millions of dollars to insider trading on a Chinese regulatory crackdown, denying a request to kee
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Lookonchain: $SLINK token surged to $80M MC after Shivon Zilis reposted its contract address and Elon Musk replied, then crashed 80%+ after Zilis deleted the post, with insiders making $4.7M+
Blockchain analytics firm Lookonchain reported that the $SLINK token's market capitalization briefly soared to $80 million after Shivon Zilis, a Neuralink executive, reposted a message containing the
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Tweedy Browne's John Spears: Investors Should Look at Insider Trading to Find Value, Discusses COPY ETF
John Spears, managing director and investment committee member at Tweedy Browne, stated on "Bloomberg ETF IQ" that investors should look at insider trading to find value. He discussed the Tweedy Brown
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Prediction market startup Kalshi permanently bans ex-US lawmaker George Santos from trading, imposes $71,356 penalty
Kalshi cited insider trading as the reason for the ban and penalty. The company had previously reported Santos to the U.S. Department of Justice in June after detecting suspicious trading activity fro
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Trump Teleprompter Operator Pays $172,000 to End Insider Trading Probe
A White House teleprompter operator will pay more than $172,000 to end a federal regulator’s probe into alleged well-timed prediction market bets about President Donald Trump’s speeches.
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U.S. Servicemember, KPMG Employee Targeted in Prediction Markets Crackdown; Charges Expected This Fall
The charges are anticipated as part of a new batch of insider trading cases.
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SEC Drops Ex-Congressman Insider Trading Case After Trump Pardon
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is dropping its case against a former Republican congressman who was pardoned by President Donald Trump in June after a 2023 insider trading convictio
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SEC Accuses Former BofA Senior Banker Jason Satsky of Insider Trading, Alleging Friend Made $18.5 Million in Illegal Profits
The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) sued Satsky and his friend Gavin Wolfe on Friday, alleging Satsky provided a tip about an acquisition offer for South Jersey Industries Inc. during a No
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Polymarket is investigating suspicious trades in the Israeli elections, raising concerns about potential insider trading in prediction markets.
Polymarket is investigating suspicious trades in the Israeli elections, raising concerns about potential insider trading in prediction markets.
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Ipsos poll shows most Americans oppose election betting, prediction markets face major trust crisis
According to CryptoSlate, a recent Ipsos poll shows that 69% of Democrats and 61% of Republicans oppose using prediction markets to bet on election outcomes, as well as on military actions and governm
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Kalshi CEO defends prediction markets amid insider trading concerns, stating its platforms help suss out bad actors.
Kalshi CEO defends prediction markets amid insider trading concerns, stating its platforms help suss out bad actors.
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Analysis indicates the Trump administration allegedly intervened in an oil market investigation, with a senior CFTC advisor reportedly demanding the withdrawal of an insider trading complaint regarding short selling before the oil price crash on March 23.
According to Protos' analysis, before Donald Trump withdrew his threat to strike Iranian power plants on March 23, which led to a 14% plunge in Brent crude oil futures prices, traders had shorted over
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UK FCA arrests three in major operation against insider dealing and money laundering ring
The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and the National Crime Agency (NCA) conducted a joint operation on October 13, leading to the arrest of three individuals suspected of engaging in insider deal
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A former Mitsubishi Corp. employee faces a 1.87 million yen ($11,800) fine for insider trading, as recommended by a Japanese securities watchdog
A former Mitsubishi Corp. employee faces a 1.87 million yen ($11,800) fine for insider trading, as recommended by a Japanese securities watchdog
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Segantii Capital Management Founder Simon Sadler's Insider Trading Trial Nears Finish in Hong Kong as Prosecution Delivers Closing Arguments This Week
Segantii Capital Management Founder Simon Sadler's Insider Trading Trial Nears Finish in Hong Kong as Prosecution Delivers Closing Arguments This Week
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Singaporean Accused of Insider Trading Loses Extradition Fight
Zhi Ge, the alleged leader of an international insider trading ring, lost his court challenge against a US extradition request.
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A trader convicted of insider trading has been arrested in Dubai after fleeing France.
A trader convicted of insider dealing was arrested in Dubai on Wednesday after French authorities issued an arrest warrant to enforce a three-year prison sentence, according to a government official.
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The U.S. Senate is expected to vote on bills to ban lawmakers from trading stocks and on data center costs before the election recess.
The U.S. Senate is expected to vote on two bills on Wednesday (September 30): the Ban Insider Trading Act, which prohibits members of Congress from trading stocks while in office, and the Taxpayer Pro
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Trump's AI name change to "Super Intelligence" sparks insider domain trading claims, with one domain relisted for over $14 million
Independent journalist Adam Cochran claims that US President Donald Trump's executive order renaming Artificial Intelligence (AI) to "Super Intelligence" (SI) was likely used by insiders to make "hund
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Susquehanna Says It Will Settle With Alleged Insider Traders
Susquehanna International Group and Citadel Securities said they would drop a lawsuit alleging they lost tens of millions of dollars to insider traders as the firms finalize settlements with a number
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Rep. James Comer expands House investigation into prediction market insider trading, seeking info from Hyperliquid Labs, Crypto.com and PredictIt owner
House Oversight Committee Chair James Comer, R-Ky., announced an expanded investigation into insider trading on prediction markets. He requested documents and information from the CEOs of Hyperliquid
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Seoul National University alumni network probed for W20b illicit trading profits
Financial authorities on Tuesday stated that a network of Seoul National University alumni working in finance allegedly used confidential deal information to make over 20 billion won ($14.7 million) i
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Federal Judge Casts Doubt on Susquehanna's Insider Trading Suit, Denies Request to Freeze Accounts
A federal judge dealt a setback to Susquehanna International Group’s lawsuit alleging it lost tens of millions of dollars to insider trading on a Chinese regulatory crackdown, denying a request to kee
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Lookonchain: $SLINK token surged to $80M MC after Shivon Zilis reposted its contract address and Elon Musk replied, then crashed 80%+ after Zilis deleted the post, with insiders making $4.7M+
Blockchain analytics firm Lookonchain reported that the $SLINK token's market capitalization briefly soared to $80 million after Shivon Zilis, a Neuralink executive, reposted a message containing the
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Tweedy Browne's John Spears: Investors Should Look at Insider Trading to Find Value, Discusses COPY ETF
John Spears, managing director and investment committee member at Tweedy Browne, stated on "Bloomberg ETF IQ" that investors should look at insider trading to find value. He discussed the Tweedy Brown
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Prediction market startup Kalshi permanently bans ex-US lawmaker George Santos from trading, imposes $71,356 penalty
Kalshi cited insider trading as the reason for the ban and penalty. The company had previously reported Santos to the U.S. Department of Justice in June after detecting suspicious trading activity fro
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Trump Teleprompter Operator Pays $172,000 to End Insider Trading Probe
A White House teleprompter operator will pay more than $172,000 to end a federal regulator’s probe into alleged well-timed prediction market bets about President Donald Trump’s speeches.
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U.S. Servicemember, KPMG Employee Targeted in Prediction Markets Crackdown; Charges Expected This Fall
The charges are anticipated as part of a new batch of insider trading cases.
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SEC Drops Ex-Congressman Insider Trading Case After Trump Pardon
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is dropping its case against a former Republican congressman who was pardoned by President Donald Trump in June after a 2023 insider trading convictio
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SEC Accuses Former BofA Senior Banker Jason Satsky of Insider Trading, Alleging Friend Made $18.5 Million in Illegal Profits
The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) sued Satsky and his friend Gavin Wolfe on Friday, alleging Satsky provided a tip about an acquisition offer for South Jersey Industries Inc. during a No
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US Democratic Senator Warren and Representative Garcia send letter to Donald Trump, demanding disclosure of stock trading managers and explanation for suspicious trades
Two Democratic lawmakers, in a letter, pointed out that Donald Trump has engaged in a significant number of stock trades since returning to the White House, raising concerns about potential insider tr
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US SEC Drops Insider-Trading Suit Against Executive Pardoned by Trump
US SEC Drops Insider-Trading Suit Against Executive Pardoned by Trump
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CFTC Accuses Polymarket of Insider Trading: $1.2 Million in Illegal Gains Reveals Regulatory Storm in Prediction Markets
The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has recently taken multiple enforcement actions against the prediction market platform Polymarket and its users. Following a fine imposed on Polymarket in 2022, the CFTC and the U.S. Department of Justice filed lawsuits against two individuals in 2026, accusing them of illegally profiting approximately $1.2 million and over $400,000, respectively, by trading event contracts on Polymarket using insider information. These cases, coupled with the CFTC's re-examination of Polymarket's compliance this month, highlight regulators' growing concern over insider trading and platform compliance in prediction markets, signaling stricter legal scrutiny for the sector.
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Polymarket Prediction Market Plagued by Insider Trading: Regulatory Challenges Highlighted by Maduro Ousting Bets
Crypto prediction market Polymarket has recently drawn significant attention due to multiple insider trading allegations. In one instance, a U.S. Army sergeant allegedly used classified military operation information to accurately bet on the ousting of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, profiting over $400,000. This has led to criminal and civil lawsuits from the U.S. Department of Justice and the CFTC. Additionally, the platform has been involved in several other cases of trading based on internal information, highlighting the regulatory gaps and integrity challenges faced by prediction markets in their rapid development.
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