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Traders Place $1B in Timed Iran Conflict Bets

Traders made more than $1 billion in well-timed bets connected to the Iran conflict, prompting scrutiny over potential use of non-public information. The scale of positioning raises market integrity concerns, particularly given the limited regulatory oversight of geopolitical prediction instruments. Regulators face

Prediction Markets Create Ethics Bind for Journalists

The rise of Polymarket and Kalshi has placed newsrooms in an ethically ambiguous position, as journalists can now hold financial stakes in the outcomes they report on. Without updated ethics policies, story selection and framing face potential conflicts of interest. The tension is compounded by prediction market

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Traders placed over $1B in perfectly timed bets on the Iran war

Traders made more than $1 billion in well-timed bets connected to the Iran conflict, prompting scrutiny over potential use of non-public information. The scale of positioning raises market integrity concerns, particularly given the limited regulatory oversight of geopolitical prediction instruments. Regulators face

2mo ago · 1 min · Global Affairs

Betting on the news raises ethical questions for journalists

The rise of Polymarket and Kalshi has placed newsrooms in an ethically ambiguous position, as journalists can now hold financial stakes in the outcomes they report on. Without updated ethics policies, story selection and framing face potential conflicts of interest. The tension is compounded by prediction market

2mo ago · 1 min · Technology

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