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Polymarket cuts ties with George Santos amid insider trading probe

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Polymarket has terminated its contract with George Santos following revelations that he may have engaged in illegal insider trading on the prediction marketplace Kalshi. Federal regulators are investigating whether Santos bet against his own attendance at the State of the Union address, a move that could constitute illegal market manipulation. Santos, who has previously discussed the manipulability of prediction markets on his podcast, had been promoting Polymarket as an influencer. AI

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Polymarket cuts ties with George Santos amid insider trading probe

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  1. Fortune TIER_1 English(EN) · The Associated Press, Catherina Gioino, Jake Offenhartz ·

    Polymarket cuts ties with former Rep. George Santos as feds investigate if he illegally bet against his own actions on Kalshi

    Kalshi reported him this morning for allegedly betting against his appearance at Trump's State of the Union.

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