Federal prosecutors proposed a late 2026 retrial for Tornado Cash co-founder Roman Storm, who was found guilty on one of three charges. A jury deadlocked on the remaining charges of conspiracy to commit money laundering and violate sanctions, leading to the potential retrial.
Veteran Hong Kong filmmaker Raymond Wong Pak-ming starts 5-month prison term for insider trading, awaiting High Court appeal, after making unlawful gains through shares of Transmit Entertainment.
I mercati delle previsioni, nati per scommettere su eventi politici e sportivi, stanno crescendo esponenzialmente. Nonostante le controversie su insider trading e manipolazioni, sono visti come strumenti per aggregare informazioni, ma molti giovani registrano perdite.
Prosecutors raided Samsung Electronics' headquarters in Suwon over suspicions employees of its subsidiary, Rainbow Robotics, used insider information for unfair profits during the chipmaker's acquisition of the robotics firm's shares between 2022 and 2024.
Prosecutors have launched a forced investigation into Samsung Electronics' headquarters in Suwon, Gyeonggi Province, over allegations that Rainbow Robotics executives and employees used undisclosed information to gain illicit profits during Samsung's acquisition process. The Financial Services Commission had previously reported 16 individuals, including Rainbow Robotics' CEO and former CFO, for violating the Capital Markets Act.
A US soldier is accused of insider trading on Polymarket, a blockchain-based prediction market, by betting on the fall of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro using classified information. This marks the first prosecution of its kind.
Prediction market operator Kalshi is implementing new compliance measures, including a disclosure rule for high-risk markets and a risk scoring framework, to combat insider trading concerns. These steps aim to identify and prevent manipulation, though some experts question their effectiveness.
Research suggests prediction market regulators should calibrate, not ban, insider trading enforcement. Optimal enforcement balances accuracy and participation, with stricter rules for misappropriated or outcome-influencing information.
Prediction market operator Kalshi will soon require users to disclose their employment information to prevent insider trading. The move aims to identify and screen out potential insiders on markets deemed at high risk for manipulation, such as those related to national security or upcoming IPOs.
Active-duty US Army soldier Gannon Ken Van Dyke will stand trial in December for allegedly abusing classified intelligence to profit from prediction markets. He faces charges including commodities fraud and wire fraud.
Donald Trump granted a full pardon to former Republican congressman Stephen Buyer, who had been convicted of insider trading and served nearly two years in prison. Buyer called the prosecution politically motivated and said the pardon corrected an injustice.
Polymarket is ending its contract with George Santos as federal regulators investigate him for allegedly betting against his own attendance at a State of the Union address. The probe by the CFTC stems from suspicious trades detected on Kalshi.
George Santos is under investigation by the DOJ and CFTC for allegedly rigging betting markets on Kalshi. He reportedly made tens of thousands of dollars by betting against his own appearance at the State of the Union address after falsely indicating he would attend.
Federal authorities are investigating former Congressman George Santos for alleged insider trading related to a bet placed on an online prediction market about his attendance at the State of the Union address.
O ex-deputado George Santos está sob investigação por suposto uso de informação privilegiada em um mercado de previsões online, a Kalshi. A plataforma o reportou ao Departamento de Justiça e à CFTC após detectar negociações suspeitas antes do discurso de Trump em 24 de fevereiro.
The DOJ is investigating George Santos for alleged insider trading on the prediction market Kalshi. Santos reportedly bet against his own attendance at Trump's State of the Union, influencing odds after confirming his presence.
Former Rep. George Santos is reportedly under investigation for allegedly using insider information to profit from bets on the prediction market Kalshi regarding his attendance at President Trump's State of the Union address. Santos allegedly misled the public and made tens of thousands of dollars before Kalshi froze his account and reported him to regulators.
A whistleblower complaint sent to Indian regulators and the PMO alleges insider trading by former IndusInd Bank executive Samir Agarwal, manipulation of financial records, and evergreening of loans, deepening scrutiny after a Rs 2,000-crore accounting discrepancy.
Google employee Michele Spagnuolo charged with commodities fraud and money laundering for using confidential info to make $1.2M in bets. RT report highlights perceived double standard, citing President Trump's $211M-$750M in Q1 2026 securities trading with no action.
Michele Spagnuolo, a 36-year-old Italian Google software engineer, is charged with using insider information to rig bets on Polymarket, earning $1.2m in profits, highlighting regulatory concerns over prediction markets.
Michele Spagnuolo, a Google software engineer, is charged with insider trading, wire fraud, and money laundering for allegedly using Google's confidential 'Year in Search' data to win over $1.2 million on prediction market Polymarket.
Google software engineer Michele Spagnuolo was charged by the U.S. Justice Department with insider trading for allegedly using confidential Google data to make $1.2 million on prediction market Polymarket.
A Google engineer has been charged with insider trading on Polymarket, a prediction market platform, using confidential internal information from Google.
House Oversight Committee Chair James Comer has sent letters to the CEOs of prediction markets Kalshi and Polymarket, demanding records on how they handle insider trading, citing concerns over elected officials profiting from non-public information.
