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Polymarket posted on X platform, saying, "Last month, we released enhanced market integrity rules to combat insider trading. When we discovered that a user was trading based on government classified information, we referred the matter to the Department of Justice and cooperated with their investigation. Polymarket has zero tolerance for insider trading, and today's arrest proves the system is effective."The arrest referred to by Polymarket involved a special forces soldier who participated in the arrest of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and was taken into custody by U.S. federal authorities on Thursday. The soldier is suspected of profiting over $400,000 by betting on Maduro's removal from power. Sources say federal investigators believe that the commando placed over $33,000 in bets on the prediction market Polymarket just hours before President Trump announced Maduro's capture in January.For details on the insider trading related to the Maduro capture operation on Polymarket, please see When War is Settled Before the News is Out: How Prediction Markets "Priced In" Maduro's Capture 6 Days Early
ABC News, citing sources, said that US federal authorities arrested a Special Forces soldier on Thursday involved in the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro. The soldier allegedly made over $400,000 by betting on Maduro's ouster. Sources said federal investigators believe the soldier placed over $33,000 in bets on the prediction market Polymarket just hours before President Trump announced Maduro's capture in January. The series of bets yielded over $409,000 in profit, immediately triggering scrutiny within the prediction market and launching a months-long insider trading investigation.