CBS News May 17, 2026 • 23:17

Suspected insider accounts net $2.4 million on Polymarket Iran war bets with 98% win rate, firm finds - CBS News

By Jon Wertheim, Aliza Chasan

Suspected insider accounts net $2.4 million on Polymarket Iran war bets with 98% win rate, firm finds - CBS News

More than $1 billion has been bet online on military decisions and outcomes this year on Polymarket. Some wagers have been suspiciously timed, with information seemingly coming from insiders.

Nine connected Polymarket accounts have raked in more than $2.4 million betting almost exclusively on U.S. military actions in what digital detectives from the data analytics firm Bubblemaps have ide… [+9431 chars]

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