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polski-gyesterday at 11:12 PM4 repliesview on HN

How is this illegal? Polymarket isn't a US-regulated market.


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junaryesterday at 11:17 PM

From the indictment, he's being charged with the following:

* Unlawful Use of Confidential Government Information for Personal Gain

* Theft of Nonpublic Government Information

* Commodities Fraud

* Wire Fraud

* Engaging in a Monetary Transaction in Property Derived from Specified Unlawful Activity

https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdny/media/1437781/dl

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gpmyesterday at 11:17 PM

It's rather obviously illegal to leak classified intel by taking public actions based off of it... that's practically the meaning of the word "classified".

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mcmcmctoday at 4:17 AM

Not true, they lobbied very hard to be regulated under the CFTC because of its more relaxed rules

ivewonyoungyesterday at 11:57 PM

Polymarket isn't being accused or charged with wrongdoing.

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