A perfectly timed bet on Maduro’s fall draws scrutiny of prediction markets
An anonymous trader’s perfectly timed bet on the fall of Venezuela’s leader has ignited debate over whether fast-growing prediction markets have adequate safeguards.
Last updated: 2026-01-10 18:40:05 ET
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An anonymous trader’s perfectly timed bet on the fall of Venezuela’s leader has ignited debate over whether fast-growing prediction markets have adequate safeguards.
Just hours before news broke of the operation to capture Nicolás Maduro, an anonymous user placed a bet that Maduro would be out of power in Venezuel...
Just hours before news broke of the capture of former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, an anonymous user on a prediction market placed a high-dollar wager that he'd be out of power soon. The well-timed bet is raising questions about national sec...