Polymarket bettors threatened a journalist over an Iran missile report

Critics have been warning that prediction markets tied to wars could incentivize insider trading, which lawmakers in the US and abroad have moved to regulate.

Early report Major update Updated Mar 17, 2026, 2:27 AM UTC

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Polymarket bettors threatened a journalist over an Iran missile report

Cointelegraph •published Mar 17, 2026, 2:27 AM UTC •fetched Mar 17, 2026, 2:37 AM UTC