US Soldier Arrested for Alleged Insider Betting on Maduro Capture

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U.S. soldier arrested for allegedly using insider information to make bets on Maduro removal

A U.S. Army special forces soldier, who took part in the January raid to capture Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, has been arrested for allegedly using insider information to place bets with the online prediction platform Polymarket. Nicole Sganga reports. Source link

Meta to track workers’ keystrokes and mouse movements for AI training, Business Insider reports

Business Insider got a look at an email Meta, the parent company of Facebook, sent to all employees, letting them know that it would start tracking their interactions with their computers to train the company’s artificial intelligence. Business Insider tech correspondent Charles Rollet joins to discuss. Source link

Kalshi fines and suspends three politicians for insider trading on their own elections

Prediction market Kalshi said Wednesday that it had fined and suspended three political candidates for trading on their own races during primary campaigns. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. “Just like in traditional financial markets, bad actors will try to cheat,” Kalshi said in a statement. … Read more

Insider trading? Why well-timed market plays are raising alarms in Washington.

Reports of big payouts from market trades that appeared to foresee major actions by the Trump administration – potentially with insider information – are becoming increasingly common. Last week, the oil futures market saw a spike in trades about 15 minutes before President Donald Trump announced a pause in plans to attack Iranian power plants. … Read more

Democrats push Trump administration to tackle insider trading in booming prediction markets

Over 40 Democrats in the U.S. House and Senate signed a letter to top administration regulators and ethics officials on Monday asking for governmentwide training on insider trading in prediction markets. The letter to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission and the Office of Government Ethics comes after weeks of increasing scrutiny regarding potential insider trading … Read more

Insider trading concerns around the Iran war are on the rise. Can anyone police the bets?

A flurry of bets made prior to major announcements about the Iran war has ramped up speculation that individuals or groups with advance knowledge of U.S. military plans are cashing in on insider information. And while prediction market platforms Polymarket and Kalshi now say they are taking more proactive measures designed to prevent such illicit … Read more

Polymarket buckles down on insider trading after scrutiny over suspiciously timed bets

Polymarket is moving to quash insider trading as prediction markets face scrutiny over whether some users draw on classified or other closely held information to gain an edge in betting on events.  The New York-based company said Monday that it has updated its rules to prohibit trades based on “stolen confidential information” or illegal tips. … Read more