Taiwan: three cases of election betting via Polymarket, one woman released on bail
- —A 53-year-old Nantou woman bet about $800 on county and city mayoral races
- —Her phone and computer were seized on October 1; bail was set at NT$30,000
- —A Kaohsiung man earned NT$102 and got 30 days of detention; 9,245 USDC were confiscated
- —Prosecutors traced the bets through blockchain analysis of USDC transactions
Why it matters: The cases show Taiwanese authorities are actively pursuing election betting via Polymarket, creating regulatory risk for prediction markets in Asia.
Source: 動區 BlockTempo