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Soldier Used Classified Information to Bet on Maduro's Ouster
- mizzao 6mo agoGift link: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/23/nyregion/polymarket-maduro-indictment-soldier.html?unlocked_article_code=1.dFA.XQsa.71YbqneNqyt_ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/23/nyregion/polymarket-madur... > “Prediction markets are not a haven for using misappropriated confidential or classified information for personal gain,” Mr. Clayton said. Hard to enforce that in practice, isn't it?
- razingeden 6mo agoSenators and Congresspersons don’t like competition >8(
- gnabgib 6mo agoCNN (21 points, 4 comments) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47882645 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47882645 ABCnews (13 points, 5 comments) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47882789 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47882789 justice.gov (1+75 points, 0+26 comments) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47883034 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47883034 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47883108 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47883108 WSJ (5 points) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47883150 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47883150
- mlavrent 6mo agoI’m sort of confused on what prediction markets are going for? Polymarket here said they referred this to the DoJ and are trying to catch users using such insider info, but trading on insider info is the whole point of these markets is it not? They bill themselves as providing accurate predictions, but the accuracy of those predictions is predicated on incentivizing (financially) users with non public info to share it. They should probably pick a lane- is it gambling or is it incentivized insider trading for public good (accurate predictions)?
- its-summertime 6mo agoI think its more the concept of https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Superforecaster https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Superforecaster stuff
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