Name: Google engineer busted for insider trading on Polymarket
Uploaded: 2026-05-28T17:17:20.000Z
Duration: 1 min 19 s
Description: A Google security engineer was arrested for allegedly using the company's internal search data to place winning bets on Polymarket prediction markets. Michele Spagnuolo transferred $3.8 million in USDC and personally cleared about $1.2 million before attempting to conceal the funds through a privacy mixer. CoinDesk's Jennifer Sanasie hosts "CoinDesk Daily."

CD20$2,046.651.48%BTC$73,864.700.46%ETH$2,024.330.50%XRP$1.340.38%SOL$82.680.55%

Google engineer busted for insider trading on Polymarket | CoinDesk Videos

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CD20$2,046.651.48%BTC$73,864.700.46%ETH$2,024.330.50%XRP$1.340.38%SOL$82.680.55%

Google engineer busted for insider trading on Polymarket | CoinDesk Videos