Polymarket’s geopolitics market has topped $5 billion in volume, showing real demand for crypto prediction markets — but also raising fresh insider trading and manipulation fears. Big money, real signal, and the same old human greed.
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A Manhattan federal court has set a Dec. 7 trial for Gannon Van Dyke, the active-duty U.S. Army soldier accused of using classified intelligence to profit from Polymarket bets tied to Venezuela and Nicolás Maduro. Trial date: Dec. 7 in Manhattan federal court Defendant: Gannon Van Dyke, 38, active-duty U.S. Army soldier Allegation: Used classified […]
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CFTC Probes $950 Million Oil Bet: Insider Trading or Market Savvy? A Crypto Perspective The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) is diving headfirst into a murky $950 million oil futures trade placed on the CME and ICE markets just before President Donald Trump announced a ceasefire with Iran. With suspicions of insider trading swirling […]
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Polymarket’s New Insider Trading Rules: A Bold Move or a Band-Aid for Washington’s Wrath? Prediction markets are betting billions on the future, from election outcomes to inflation swings, but they’re also betting on their own survival. Polymarket, the heavyweight in this blockchain-powered arena, just unleashed its toughest rules yet to tackle insider trading and market […]
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Polymarket Cracks Down: New Rules to Combat Insider Trading in Crypto Prediction Markets Polymarket, a major player in the prediction markets space, has rolled out stringent new rules to tackle insider trading and market manipulation on its Polygon-based decentralized finance (DeFi) platform and its CFTC-regulated U.S. exchange. Amid a flurry of suspicious trades linked to […]
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Polymarket Partners with Palantir and TWG AI to Combat Insider Trading in Crypto Betting Markets Polymarket, the heavyweight of prediction markets, has joined forces with data analytics titan Palantir Technologies and TWG AI to tackle the seedy underbelly of sports betting markets—insider trading and match-fixing. With trading volumes soaring and past scandals casting long shadows, […]
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Prediction Markets Under Fire: Insider Bets on U.S.-Iran Strikes Ignite Controversy A blockbuster scandal has hit the crypto world as six anonymous accounts on Polymarket, a blockchain-based prediction market platform, pocketed nearly $1.2 million by betting on U.S. military strikes against Iran on February 28—mere hours before the attacks unfolded. What looks like either uncanny […]
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Insider Trading Scandal at Axiom Exchange: $1M Haul on Polymarket Sparks Outrage A staggering insider trading scandal has erupted at Axiom Exchange, a cryptocurrency platform, with on-chain investigator ZachXBT unmasking alleged misconduct by senior staff. Just hours before the public reveal on February 23, suspicious betting on Polymarket, a decentralized prediction market, saw twelve wallets […]
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Axiom Scandal: Insider Trading and Whale Wallet Leaks Exposed by ZachXBT Axiom, a promising DeFi trading platform, is under fire after allegations surfaced that an insider, Broox Bauer, exploited internal tools to access and leak sensitive user data—including whale wallet identities—for insider trading gains since early 2025. This breach, uncovered by blockchain investigator ZachXBT, has […]
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$40B Terra Luna Collapse: Jane Street Sued for Insider Trading in Crypto Crash A devastating $40 billion was obliterated from the crypto market in May 2022 as TerraUSD (UST) and Luna disintegrated, leaving countless investors in ruin. Now, a high-stakes lawsuit in Manhattan federal court points the finger at Jane Street, a formidable trading firm, […]
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