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Polymarket probes dozens of US midterm election trades, at least two referred to CFTC

  • —Polymarket is reviewing dozens of midterm election-related trades
  • —At least two cases have been referred to the CFTC
  • —A 16-person team led by ex-FBI official Shana Bautista handles the probes
  • —The monitoring system triggers hundreds of alerts daily before the Nov. 3 vote
Why it matters: The scrutiny signals tighter manipulation controls at prediction markets ahead of the elections, a key test for their US regulatory standing.
Source: PANews
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