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Polymarket Probed Dozens of Midterm Bets, NPR Reports

Edited by Steinar Vigdel Kolnes, Editor, Oslo

Polymarket investigated dozens of midterm election bets and referred at least two cases to the CFTC, according to NPR reporting cited by The Defiant.

Polymarket Probed Dozens of Midterm Bets, NPR Reports

Polymarket examined dozens of bets tied to the U.S. midterm elections, according to NPR reporting cited by The Defiant.

At least two of those investigations were referred to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission. The source summary did not specify the conduct under review or any findings.

The reported scrutiny came as cumulative trading volume in Polymarket’s market on control of the U.S. House of Representatives neared $24 million.

Source: The Defiant

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