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...
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Polymarket exec says KYC limited to beta product, not existing platform
Polymarket’s vice president of engineering, Josh Stevens, clarified that the prediction market platform is not adding mandatory Know Your Customer (KYC) checks to its existing...
Polymarket says no mandatory KYC planned for main prediction market
Polymarket has clarified that it is not introducing mandatory Know Your Customer checks across its main prediction market platform despite renewed scrutiny over compliance and...
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...
Polymarket weighs KYC requirements amid global crackdown on prediction markets
Prediction markets platform Polymarket is reportedly considering measures to verify users in response to pressure from global authorities over sanctions violations and other areas of...
Spain Blocks Prediction Markets Kalshi, Polymarket for Potential Gambling Law Violations
In brief Spain blocked the Polymarket and Kalshi websites as it investigates potential gambling violations. The nation joins a growing list of countries like Indonesia...
Spanish authorities block Polymarket and Kalshi over gambling laws
Spain’s gambling regulator blocked local users from Polymarket and Kalshi “as a precautionary measure” as authorities there address allegations the prediction markets platforms were in...
Indonesia Blocks Polymarket After Bets on President’s Early Departure
In brief Indonesian authorities blocked Polymarket on Friday, citing violations of local gambling laws. The ministry is tracing affiliated social media accounts and warned it...
Hyperliquid Just Launched Prediction Markets to Take On Polymarket: Is HYPE About to Hit $100?
Hyperliquid just expanded its trading stack in a move that few DEXs have attempted at scale. The decentralized exchange launched canonical prediction markets for offchain...
Indonesia blocks Polymarket after bets on president’s exit
Indonesia blocked access to Polymarket after the prediction market platform hosted wagers on whether President Prabowo Subianto would leave office before the end of his...