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Insider trading? Why well-timed market plays are raising alarms in Washington.

Critics say traders appear to be getting confidential information about major news that will move markets, and then placing trades just before it happens, winning a big payoff. It’...

Keeping Tabs: CFTC and DOJ Charge Software Engineer with Insider Trading for Prediction Market Trades

Following on the heels of the highly publicized first criminal and civil case charging insider trading in prediction markets, the US Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Commodity F...

Insider trading in prediction markets is among CFTC priorities, top cop says

Insider Betting on Polymarket

Insider trading is rife on Polymarket: Analysis by the Anti-Corruption Data Collective, a non-profit research and advocacy group, found that long-shot bets—­defined as wagers of $2...

Big Law Firms Robbed of Confidential M&A Information Stolen by Global Insider Trading Ring

An ex-Goodwin Procter associate is among 30 people charged with trading on stolen and confidential information from law firms.       

Hong Kong ‘block trade king’ exploited bank lapse to make HK$1.7 million, court told

A prominent hedge fund manager took advantage of a bank’s “wholesale collective failure” to prevent illicit trading, making HK$1.7 million in a single day by using confidential inf...

Classified Intel, Crypto and a Special Forces Sergeant- The CFTC’s First Insider Trading Case in Prediction Markets

After previous repeated warnings to market participants that it was monitoring prediction markets for insider trading and manipulation,[1] the Commodities Futures Trading Commissio...

Classified Intel, Crypto and a Special Forces Sergeant: The CFTC’s First Insider Trading Case in Prediction Markets

After previous repeated warnings to market participants that it was monitoring prediction markets for insider trading and manipulation,[1] the Commodities Futures Trading Commissio...

How Six Big Law Firms Lost Confidential M&A Data to a Global Insider Trading Scheme

Alleged perpetrators in some cases accessed material non-public information on deals in which they weren't staffed, charging documents show.       

New York Bans Government Employees from Insider Trading on Prediction Markets

A new executive order seen by WIRED prohibits New York state employees from using insider knowledge to enrich themselves with prediction market bets.

DOJ and CFTC Charge Army Soldier for Prediction Markets Insider Trading

Last week, the United States Attorneys’ Office for the Southern District of New York (SDNY) brought what appears to be the first criminal prosecution related to prediction markets...

Hochul signs executive order barring state employees from insider trading on prediction markets

It forbids state employees from using confidential information acquired in their official duties to further their personal financial interests.

The insider trading suspicions looming over Trump's presidency

The BBC has found a pattern of spikes in trades ahead of public announcements by the US president.

Kalshi Fines 3 Candidates for ‘Political Insider Trading.’ One Says He Did It Intentionally

The prediction platform settles with two and took action with one.

Will the Trump Administration Face Its Insider Trading Problem?

The DOJ’s prosecution of an Army soldier who cashed in on the Maduro raid may set an example but not a rule.

US Senate Candidate Caught Insider Trading on Kalshi Says He Did It on Purpose

Mark Moran, an underdog Senate candidate from Virginia, claims he wanted to get caught violating the prediction market platform’s rules.

Kalshi Suspends Candidates for ‘Insider Trading’

CNBC: “Prediction market platform Kalshi said Wednesday it had suspended and fined three candidates for Congress from Minnesota, Texas and Virginia for ‘political insider trading’...

Elite Wall Street lawyers aided insider trading ring, US prosecutors say

Prosecutors charge 30 for involvement in decade-long scheme that netted tens of millions of dollars in illicit profits

White House staff issued insider trading warning due to suspiciously well-timed bets

The White House warned staff against engaging in insider trading, as well-timed bets related to the war in Iran have been called into question.

White House staff issued insider trading warning due to suspiciously well-timed bets

The White House warned staff against engaging in insider trading, as well-timed bets related to the war in Iran have been called into question.

'Shot Across the Bow': Insider Trading Scheme May Prompt Changes in Big Law

The misappropriation of confidential M&A data from six top law firms may lead to changes in firms' controls over client data, ex-SEC and white-collar defense lawyers said.     ...

US Soldier Involved In Operation To Capture Nicolas Maduro Arrested For Insider Trading On Polymarket

Insider trading in prediction markets leads to arrest of man who profited $400K on Maduro's capture; Trump shrugs off such practices.

Google employee charged with using search data to make $1.2 mil on Polymarket

NEW YORK — U.S. prosecutors slapped insider trading charges against a Google employee this week, alleging the software engineer used confidential company information to pocket more...

Google Employee Charged With Insider Trading On Polymarket