EdgeX blames ‘external party’ for token crash as ZachXBT alleges insider manipulation
Decentralized exchange edgeX has attributed a more than 40% collapse in its EDGE token to ‘deliberate’ market manipulation by an unnamed external party, a claim...
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RAIN token’s $9B surge faces ZachXBT insider warning
RAIN, the token linked to Rain Protocol, has come under scrutiny after crypto traders and on-chain investigator ZachXBT raised questions about its supply structure, liquidity...
Google Engineer Charged Over $2.75 Million in Alleged Polymarket Insider Trading Bets
In brief A Google employee was charged over alleged Polymarket trades using private data. The CFTC also filed a civil case seeking penalties and trading...
US charges Google employee with insider trading bets on Polymarket
US authorities have charged a Google employee with allegedly using information from the company to make bets on Polymarket and profit $1.2 million. The Justice...
Kalshi Debuts 'Fair Markets' Lobby Group as Congress Opens Insider Trading Probe
In brief Kalshi has unveiled Americans for Fair Markets (AFM), a “well-capitalized” advocacy group designed to lobby Capitol Hill. AFM has tapped Taylor Budowich, a...
US House lawmakers launch probe into Kalshi, Polymarket insider trading
The chair of the US House of Representatives’ Oversight and Government Reform Committee sent letters to the CEOs of Kalshi and Polymarket, questioning the companies’...
House Republicans Open Investigation Into Kalshi, Polymarket Over Insider Trading
In brief House Republicans opened an insider trading probe into Kalshi and Polymarket over insider trading. Rep. James Comer requested records tied to suspicious trades,...
Polymarket Users Spur Insider Trading Suspicions With $2.4 Million in Iran Prediction Wins
In brief Linked Polymarket accounts made $2.4 million by accurately betting on U.S. military actions tied to the Iran conflict. Bubblemaps said the accounts won...
Polymarket Launches Market Integrity Tools Following Soldier’s Insider Trading Arrest
In brief Polymarket has picked blockchain analytics firm Chainalysis to monitor trading activity and enforce market integrity rules. The partnership introduces Wall Street-level oversight to...
Insider trading backlash forces Polymarket to step up surveillance
Prediction market platform Polymarket is rolling out new monitoring and detection tools following backlash over alleged insider-informed betting activity, partnering with blockchain analytics company Chainalysis...