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“15 minutes before Trump announced that the U.S. would postpone strikes against Iran’s energy infrastructure, the volume of stock market trades mysteriously spiked and the price of oil just as mysteriously plunged."
~ Robert Reich
#Trump #Iran #war #PredictionMarkets #StockMarket #InsiderTrading #profiteering
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this is what happens when the “commander in chief” is a #criminal #kleptocrat…
A #US #SpecialForces #soldier involved in the capture of #Venezuela President Nicolás #Maduro was arrested for allegedly betting on the operation, netting him $400k in profits….
The trader opened an account in late December on #Polymarket, one of the best-known #PredictionMarkets. He placed about $32k that Maduro would be “out” by January.
#law #Trump #kleptocracy
https://www.cnn.com/2026/04/23/politics/us-special-forces-soldier-arrested-maduro-raid-trade
“the whole world, unfortunately, has become somewhat of a casino” says the man who ran multiple casinos, whose company plans to launch a prediction market, and who nominated a CFTC chair who celebrates prediction markets as part of a “golden age” for finance
Prediction markets are one of the many ways society is crumbling under the pressure to financialize everything — which crypto and NFTs were part of.
I spoke with Jathan Sadowski to dig into how tech companies are harming us to maximize profit.
Listen to the full episode: https://techwontsave.us/episode/prediction_markets_want_to_financialize_everything_w_jathan_sadowski
#tech #nft #crypto #sportsbetting #kalshi #polymarket #predictionmarkets
New YT video is up!
My topic this week is about Polymarket using fake viral influencer videos in order to build up hype for their platform, as well as touching on the budding regulation of prediction markets and dangers of gambling on these platforms.
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#YouTube #Gambling #PredictionMarkets #Polymarket #Technology #Video #SocialMedia
It's probably good that CNN has Polymarket odds on its news chevron, right?
‘Unbelievable how accurate’: How paid influencers hype Polymarket’s odds
#USNews #CNN #Polymarket #PredictionMarkets #CasinoEconomy
‘Unbelievable how accurate’: How paid influencers hype Polymarket’s odds
The company’s chief marketing officer, Matthew Modabber, used a personal PayPal account to send money to content creators, according to records reviewed by POLITICO.
#USNews #CNN #Polymarket #PredictionMarkets #CasinoEconomy
People are making #wildfire bets on #PredictionMarkets. Experts say it could lead to disaster.
When the Eaton fire swept through the LA neighborhood of Altadena last year, it claimed 19 lives & incinerated thousands of buildings—one of which was the home of Kaitlyn Trudeau’s grandfather. His house burned to the ground; he lost everything. But while he grappled with #trauma, others saw dollar signs in the #disaster.
#ClimateChange #Profiteers
https://www.cnn.com/2026/07/17/climate/betting-wildfires-polymarket-prediction-market-platforms