A Polymarket user placed a $400,000 bet on Maduro’s ouster and then disappeared from the platform, triggering concerns about potential insider trading in prediction markets. The account identified as 0x31a56e placed the bet just before reports that US forces had captured Maduro, and the page now returns an error while other users’ pages remain accessible.
Blockchain data shows the account reportedly withdrew about $437,000 worth of USDC shortly after the bet-winning moment. Polymarket has not commented on whether the deactivation was intentional or due to technical issues. The incident adds to ongoing scrutiny of insider trading in prediction markets, as some US lawmakers push for tighter regulation.
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