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Nine Linked Polymarket Accounts Have Racked Up Millions Betting On U.S. Military Action: Report

Several connected Polymarket accounts have come under scrutiny after wagering more than $2.4 million on U.S. military action.

International Business Times

Someone bet $800 million on oil prices dropping 15 minutes before Trump posted about Iran peace talks. Federal investigators want to know who.

Can’t be a lucky guess.

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Kalshi, Polymarket defy India ban on online betting platforms

Despite India's technology ministry warning that prediction markets like Polymarket and Kalshi are illegal, customers in India continue to trade. A new law banning "online money games" went into effect May 1, yet these platforms are still accessible, with some users circumventing blocks.

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‘You can bet on it’: Utah lawmakers form united front in push to ban prediction markets

Utah’s heavily Mormon population is largely opposed to all gambling, even on financial exchange platforms

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Dividend Growth or High Yield: The Income Investor's Bet

Compare dividend growth and high-yield ETF strategies to see which may perform best as inflation and Federal Reserve policy shape markets in 2026.

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Senators banned themselves from prediction markets. Will the House?

Support is growing for a rules change in the House that would bar members of Congress and their staff from trading on prediction markets. Senators adopted their own resolution at the end of last month by unanimous consent, revising the standing rules of the Senate to ban buying and selling…

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The Prediction Market That Doesn't Take Your Money

As regulators across Europe move to ban Polymarket and Kalshi as unlicensed gambling, a New York-based startup is testing whether prediction markets can work without user wagers at all — and quietly positioning itself to inherit the markets its competitors are being expelled from.

International Business Times

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Keep quiet ‘so we don’t go to jail’: the Israelis charged with bribery after suspicious bets placed on Iran strikes

Authorities allege that Omer Ziv and an unnamed air force major used classified information to bet on the timing of military operations on Polymarket

The Guardian - US

Cruise ship hantavirus latest: Boat to sail from Cape Verde to Canary Islands with passengers trapped on board

WHO says a total of seven hantavirus cases identified on cruise ship MV Hondius so far

The Independent UK

Everyone is losing on ‘sucker-bet’ laden prediction markets except a few seasoned pros

Platforms like Polymarket and Kalshi have seen a huge surge in business - but there are growing calls for greater regulation

The Independent UK

Startup Fun raises $72 million for the serious business of converting crypto and cash

The crypto investor Multicoin Capital and the tech VC SignalFire led the Series A fundraise.

Fortune

Dan Patrick eyes closing “gambling loophole” for prediction markets. The feds stand in Texas’ way.

A Trump administration agency has sued other states that sought to regulate Kalshi, Polymarket and other prediction operations under their gambling laws.

The Texas Tribune

Senate bans prediction market trading by members, staff

Senators will now be barred from trading on prediction markets, after adopting a resolution by unanimous consent Thursday afternoon. It’s the latest in a flurry of efforts to squash insider trading by government officials as prediction markets grow in popularity. Led by Ohio Republican Sen. Bernie Moreno, the resolution adopted…

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Soldier Who Made $400,000 Betting On Maduro's Capture Pleads Not Guilty

The U.S. Soldier who allegedly used insider information to profit off the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has pleaded not guilty to charges.

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Special forces soldier accused of betting on Maduro raid enters plea in NYC court

This case emerges amid heightened scrutiny of prediction markets, platforms that allow individuals to wager on various outcomes

Fortune

Exchange startup Liquid raises $18 million Series A for leveraged trading on stocks, crypto, commodities, prediction markets, and private secondaries

The funding comes less than six months after Liquid’s $7.6 million seed round

The Independent UK

US soldier charged with using intel to win $400K on Maduro raid to appear in court in NYC

A U.S. special forces soldier is due in federal court in New York on charges that he used classified information about the mission to capture former Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro to win more than $400,000 on the prediction market Polymarket

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The $100 Million Man: What the ‘Richest Ever’ Fed Chair Nominee Kevin Warsh, With Investments in Elon Musk’s SpaceX, Means for Your Portfolio

Trump's Fed Chair nominee is set to become the richest ever, with a net worth surpassing $100 million, and investments in some of the biggest names in tech and finance. Here's what that means for your portfolio.

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Illinois Bars State Workers From Insider Bets on Prediction Markets and Limits Use of AI

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker has moved to restrict two fast-growing technologies inside state government, signing an executive order barring state employees from using nonpublic information to bet on prediction markets while state agencies implement rules requiring oversight, disclosure, and human review for artificial intelligence systems.

The Independent UK

Prediction markets under pressure to crack down on rogue bettors and stop insider trading

A soldier betting on an operation to oust Venezuela’s leader

Fortune

Kalshi and Polymarket are racing to ban insider trading. The economist who built the theory behind prediction markets says it's the whole point

"You want the most accurate prices. That's pretty clear. The purpose of the market is to inform decisions."

The Independent UK

Soldier accused of making $400k betting on Maduro capture told woman the ‘army doesn’t understand business’: report

The woman the soldier had been texting said he contacted her as recently as last weekend

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GOP rep Luna demands that the soldier who bet on Maduro’s capture be pardoned, unless DOJ goes after ‘all the crooks in Congress’ too

She makes a fantastic point, too.

The Independent UK

US gambling addiction is ‘out of control’ and requires a public health response, experts say

48% of men aged 18 to 49 had an account with at least one sports betting platform, according to one study

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US soldier allegedly used classified info to bet on Maduro capture and made $400K

This trend of insider gambling raises a bigger question.

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