US soldier charged with using Polymarket to bet on Nicolas Maduro abduction

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A US soldier, Gannon Ken Van Dyke, has been charged for allegedly using classified information to bet on the abduction of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro via the Polymarket platform. Prosecutors claim Van Dyke profited over $400,000 from these bets, which were placed before a US military operation in Venezuela.

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The suspect, 38-year-old Gannon Ken Van Dyke, allegedly made $400,000 from insider knowledge of the Venezuela attack.

US soldier charged with using Polymarket to bet on Nicolas Maduro abduction

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