Google Engineer Accused of $1.2M Polymarket Insider Bias

Google Engineer Accused of $1.2M Polymarket Insider Bias

Key Moments: A Google software engineer has been charged with commodities fraud, wire fraud, and money laundering tied to Polymarket activity Authorities allege the engineer leveraged restricted Google “Year in Search” data for bets totaling about $2.75mn in wagers and $1.2mn profit The case marks the second major insider trading prosecution involving prediction markets in little over a month Allegations of Insider Trading Fueled by Proprietary Data Polymarket participants typically take positions on whether a real-world event will occur, with correct wagers earning $1 per share while unsuccessful bets yield…

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