A well-timed Maduro bet on Polymarket paid out big. A new bill would keep government insiders out.
A well-timed Maduro bet on Polymarket paid out big. A new bill would keep government insiders out.
Last updated: 2026-01-10 03:13:23 ET
A well-timed Maduro bet on Polymarket paid out big. A new bill would keep government insiders out.
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 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...