GOOGLE ENGINEER BUSTED FOR $1.2M POLYMARKET INSIDER TRADE

Google engineer leveraged internal search data to place $2.7M in bets on Polymarket, netting $1.2M in winnings before feds caught wind of the scheme. Classic insider trading play in the prediction market space—regulators now circling one of crypto's hottest gambling platforms over surveillance gaps.

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