Norwegian officials have reportedly launched an investigation into the betting platforms in 2025 winner of Nobel Peace Prize María Corina Machado as a potential spy.
According to a Bloomberg report on Monday, the Norwegian Nobel Institute, the creature that assisted the Nobel Committee in choosing the Peace Prize recipient, began investigation Reports that the bets on the prediction platform Polymarket moved forward during the hours before Machado’s announcement as the winner.
Officials have been reported to be in the process of investigating whether a person has “managed to steal information and make a lot of money from it,” according to Institute director Kristian Berg Harpviken.
Data from the polymarket shown A user under the name “Dirtycup” made more than $ 30,000 after nearly $ 70,000 worth of betting in Machado. Bloomberg reported that three accounts primarily placed similar bets that had been professed about a combined $ 90,000.
Machado Received the prize in peace For the promotion of democracy in Venezuela through his work as a human rights activist. In 2024 he praised Bitcoin (Btc) as “a lifeline” during hyperinflation in the country, as some residents used to “protect their wealth and to supply their escape.”
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The Polymarket, launched in 2020, has become a platform for many crypto users who bet on the outcomes of various issues, from the Nobel Prize to the leading musical albums. Last week, the New York Stock Exchange parent company, Intercontinental Exchange (ICE), Invested in $ 2 billion In the polymarket leading to a reported US launch.
Targeted to the media and the US regulators
Prophecy markets recently attacked by the animated series South Park, which Poked fun with platforms Such as polymarket and mashi as well as US regulators responsible for administering them. Maybe not, some of the predictions made In the show ended listed in the polymarket.
In September, the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released a letter with no action For two polymarket entities. The transfer provides the platform to offer event contracts without reporting the data usually required under US regulations, without the threat of implementation.
Polymarket CEO Shayne Coplan said the CFTC’s action gave the polymarket “the green light to live in the USA.” Coplan reported achieved billionaire status Last week after ice investment.
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