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U.S. special forces soldier arrested over Polymarket bets on Maduro raid Maduro

U.S. special forces soldier arrested over Polymarket bets on Maduro raid

A U.S. special forces soldier was arrested and charged with using classified information about the raid to capture Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro to profit from prediction market bets, the Department of Justice announced Thursday.Why it matters: The case lands as regulators and lawmakers intensify scrutiny of prediction markets — offering…
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April 24, 2026
Report: U.S. Special Forces Soldier Charged for Betting on Raid of Venezuela Dictator Nicolas Maduro Maduro

Report: U.S. Special Forces Soldier Charged for Betting on Raid of Venezuela Dictator Nicolas Maduro

A soldier in the U.S. special forces who participated in the raid on Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro has been charged with allegedly betting on the operation. The soldier, later identified as Gannon Ken Van Dyke, allegedly bet approximately $33,034 on the prediction market platform Polymarket toward the outcome of the raid, raking in…
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April 24, 2026
Palantir Stock Slides 7% in a Single Day. Is This the Buying Opportunity Investors Have Been Waiting For? Palantir

Palantir Stock Slides 7% in a Single Day. Is This the Buying Opportunity Investors Have Been Waiting For?

Key Points Palantir's top-line growth rate has been accelerating in recent quarters. Software stocks have taken a beating recently amid a broader market sell-off. At today's valuation, investors are pricing in near-perfect execution. 10 stocks we like better than Palantir Technologies › Shares of Palantir Technologies (NASDAQ: PLTR) fell 7.2%…
bubmag
April 24, 2026
U.S. special forces soldier charged with using classified intel to win $400,000 bet on Maduro’s capture Maduro

U.S. special forces soldier charged with using classified intel to win $400,000 bet on Maduro’s capture

Apr. 23, 2026, 8:20 PM EDT Federal prosecutors have charged a U.S. special forces soldier with using classified intelligence to place winning bets worth more than $400,000 on the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro earlier this year. Master Sgt. Gannon Ken Van Dyke allegedly accessed nonpublic details about a…
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April 24, 2026