Prediction-markets is a topic tracked in our intelligence system with 5 linked articles.
Prediction markets like Kalshi and Polymarket monetize information and are raising ethical questions for newsrooms.
Kalshi secures a $1B round at an $11B valuation amid ongoing CFTC regulatory battles, while WhatsApp reintroduces an Instagram Notes–style About status feature, highlighting a fintech regulatory risk backdrop and platform monetization dynamics.
Regulators are moving to regulate prediction markets (CFTC proposed rulemaking), signaling compliance risks and potential restrictions that affect Kalshi and peers.
Google engineer Michele Spagnuolo is charged with insider trading for $1.2M in profits on Polymarket using confidential Google data, with DOJ and CFTC involvement.
Google employee Michele Spagnuolo allegedly used confidential internal data to win about $1.2 million on Polymarket bets and faces charges of commodities fraud, wire fraud, and money laundering; he was arrested in New York and released on a $2.25 million bond.
A Google security engineer was arrested for insider trading on Polymarket using confidential internal data, with about $1.2 million in gains, triggering federal charges and highlighting growing regulatory scrutiny on prediction markets.
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