Google employee arrested over insider information used on Polymarket, profited over $1 million

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Prediction market betting has become a huge trend over the past couple of years, with bets on real-life events able to generate huge profits for those who can correctly guess the outcome. The use of insider information, though, is a fairly common issue, and a Google employee was recently arrested over profits through Polymarket related to Google’s 2025 Year in Search. more…