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Trump Enters Prediction Markets Amid Legal Concerns

1/8/2026

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U.S. President Donald Trump plans to enter prediction markets via Truth Social as sports gambling and cryptocurrency grow.
A trader bet $34,000 on Nicolás Maduro's ouster on Polymarket, turning it into $400,000 before his capture.
Legal experts raise insider trading concerns because the trader used Polymarket's offshore platform limiting U.S. users.
Massachusetts and New Jersey push for regulation as questions arise about whether prediction markets are assets or gambling.

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U.S. President Donald Trump plans to enter prediction markets via Truth Social as sports gambling and cryptocurrency grow.
A trader bet $34,000 on Nicolás Maduro's ouster on Polymarket, turning it into $400,000 before his capture.
Legal experts raise insider trading concerns because the trader used Polymarket's offshore platform limiting U.S. users.
Massachusetts and New Jersey push for regulation as questions arise about whether prediction markets are assets or gambling.