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Trader Makes $1M Amid Insider Trading Allegations

12/5/2025

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Story summary

The trader known as AlphaRacoon on Polymarket earned over $1 million in a single day by betting on Google search trends.
Allegations of insider trading arise because the predictions align with confidential Google data, with blockchain records showing bets placed just before Google's announcements.
The trader changed their username to evade scrutiny.
Their history includes a prior $150,000 gain from forecasting the early release of Gemini 3.0.

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Story summary

The trader known as AlphaRacoon on Polymarket earned over $1 million in a single day by betting on Google search trends.
Allegations of insider trading arise because the predictions align with confidential Google data, with blockchain records showing bets placed just before Google's announcements.
The trader changed their username to evade scrutiny.
Their history includes a prior $150,000 gain from forecasting the early release of Gemini 3.0.