Well-timed bets on Polymarket tied to the Iran war draw calls for investigations from lawmakers
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Calls are increasing inside Congress for investigations into the prediction market platform Polymarket after the latest instance where groups of anonymous traders made strategic, well-timed bets on a major geopolitical event hours before it occurred.
White House Insider Trading Warning
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- White House Sends Warning to Staff After Mysteriously Well-Timed Bets Daily Beast —