Insider Trading Suspicions Emerge in Prediction Markets Tied to Iran Conflict

Prediction markets like Polymarket and Kalshi are facing backlash and criticism over allegations of insider trading related to bets on the Iran conflict.

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Prediction-market bets tied to Iran conflict stoke backlash over suspicions of insider trading

This weekend was a big one for prediction markets like Polymarket and Kalshi, but allegations of insider trading and a controversy surrounding the handling of one particularly sensitive market appear to have set off a firestorm of criticism.

By Joseph Adinolfi

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Prediction-market bets tied to Iran conflict stoke backlash over suspicions of insider trading

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Insider Trading Suspicions Emerge in Prediction Markets Tied to Iran Conflict

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Prediction-market bets tied to Iran conflict stoke backlash over suspicions of insider trading

Τύχη ή άκρως απόρρητες πληροφορίες; Κέρδη χιλιάδων δολαρίων στις «αγορές του πολέμου»

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