Insider Trading

Insider Trading

Policy

U.S. arrests Army green beret for $400,000 Polymarket bets on Venezuela raid he was in

Master Sergeant Gannon Ken Van Dyke allegedly tried to conceal his bets about the raid on Venezuela that led to Nicolas Maduro's arrest.

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Policy

Kalshi flags more insider trading cases, including politician who appeared on FBoy Island

The prediction market platform, which has been caught in the middle of a regulatory battle between the feds and the states, is seeking to demonstrate strong controls.

Kalshi co-founder and CEO Tarek Mansour (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

Markets

Suspected insiders make over $1.2 million on Polymarket by betting on U.S.'s Iran strike

The strikes caused bitcoin’s price to fall and oil futures on Hyperliquid to rise over the regional conflict’s consequences.

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Markets

Crypto investigator ZachXBT alleges trading platform Axiom's employee conducted insider trading

ZachXBT.alleges a senior Axiom employee used internal dashboards to access private wallet data and track traders’ activity, raising questions about potential insider trading.

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Policy

MrBeast editor nabbed by prediction market firm Kalshi for alleged insider trading

The company said it punished the MrBeast employee and another user it said tried to get away with contracts relying on inside information.

An employee for YouTube star MrBeast was called out for insider trading at Kalshi. (Victoria Sirakova /Getty Images)

Tech

Most Influential: Rushi Manche

The Movement Labs’ co-founder’s secret dealings and subsequent scandal stoked industry-wide anxieties about opaque token allocations and insider trading.

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Markets

Binance Wallet Suspends Staff Member Over Front-Running Allegations

Binance did not name the token involved in the allegations, and confirmed that no insider trading took place.

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Finance

New Kind of Crypto Insider Trading? SEC Might Take a Look at These Trades, Experts Say

"It seems like there's smoke here, and it may be worth an investigation to see if there's a fire," a finance professor said.

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Markets

Reddit Crypto Community Removes Moderators Accused of MOON Insider Trading

The MOON token is here to stay, r/CryptoCurrency subreddit said.

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Policy

Former Coinbase Employee, U.S. SEC Settle Insider Trading Charges

The SEC brought charges alongside the Department of Justice in 2022.

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