Polymarket Insider Trading Scandal: How a Special Forces Soldier Used Classified Intel to Net $400,000

The soldier bet on multiple Venezuela-related markets shortly before the United States captured Nicolas Maduro.

BY MOSES JEANFRANCOIS, NEWS WRITER @MOSESJEANS

A U.S. Special Forces soldier involved in the capture of Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro used classified information to win over $400,000 on Polymarket. The incident highlights a growing risk for the still-nascent prediction market business.

Federal officials announced Thursday that Gannon Ken Van Dyke will be charged with unlawful use of confidential........

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