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🔥 Google engineer busted for insider trading on Polymarket — $1.2M profit using internal search data, DOJ + CFTC charging
📊 Key Data
- Google software engineer Michele Spagnuolo allegedly accessed non-public internal data at work
- Placed 25 bets worth $2.7M via Polymarket account "AlphaRaccoon"
- Profited $1.2M on "most searched people 2025" outcomes the market treated as unlikely
- Charges: commodities fraud, wire fraud, money laundering — faces up to 50 years
🔍 Quick Take
Second major prediction market insider trading bust in two months. After Discord sleuths started connecting dots, Spagnuolo allegedly renamed the account to a wallet address and routed funds through mixers. Didn't help. DOJ, CFTC, and Congress are now circling prediction markets. This isn't just a one-off — it's the moment Polymarket transitions from wild west to regulated venue. The days of anonymous whale bets on non-public info are numbered.
💬 Is this the end of prediction market degen era or just growing pains?
#ETH #OKB #ICEBacksOKXOilPerps #ExchangeOSGoesLive #HYPEWhaleWar
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