From Iran to Taylor Swift. Research highlights significant insider trading on platforms like Polymarket, where individuals with non-public information achieved ~70% win rates and generated an estimated $143 million in anomalous profits on events ranging from geopolitical conflicts to celebrity news.

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✅ $1.2 Million Earned on Polymarket Before Iran Strike: Six new wallets profited significantly by betting on a U.S. strike on Iran via prediction markets just before the Feb 28, 2026 event.

✅ Systematic Analysis Reveals $143 Million in Anomalous Profits: A study of Polymarket from Feb 2024-Feb 2026 flagged 210,718 suspicious wallet-market pairs with a 69.9% win rate, indicating informed trading, not luck.

✅ Existing Laws Struggle with Prediction Market Insider Trading: Current securities laws, commodity regulations (CFTC Rule 180.1), and wire fraud statutes face challenges in addressing insider trading on platforms like Polymarket due to contract types and platform structure.

✅ Proposed Solutions Include Platform & Contract Regulation: A regulatory response could involve mandatory registration for platforms or targeted rules for high-risk contract categories.

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