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Six new Polymarket traders netted $1 million by betting on the timing of US strikes against Iran, purchasing shares just hours before explosions were reported in Tehran. The suspicious timing of these bets from newly created wallets has raised concerns about potential insider trading on the prediction market platform.
Polymarket has seen explosive betting activity around Iran-related events, generating over $50 million in total volume across more than a dozen contracts created since Saturday's strikes. The market for Khamenei's removal alone has attracted $45 million in trading volume, highlighting significant user interest in geopolitical prediction markets.
Polymarket has reached record trading volumes with U.S.-Iran military strike prediction markets generating over $529 million in bets. These geopolitical prediction contracts now rank among the platform's most-traded alongside presidential election betting markets.
