Polymarket faces an insider trading crisis and Senators questioned Commerce Secretary Lutnik's ties to tether.

Our research group analyzed more than 435,000 polymarket contracts and $54 billion in platform volume,

finding long-shot bets on military outcomes win over 50%

of the time versus 14% in typical political markets.

The June 2025 Iran strike is the clearest example.

The Pentagon used a decoy aircraft to obscure the operation, yet 19 bets totaling $164,000 were placed in the hours before the strike.

Eight wallets shared $1.8 million in profits.

Polymarket is now partnering with chain aliasis to flag suspicious trades in real time and share

evidence with regulators.

Senate Democrats are questioning Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnik over his financial ties to tether.

Senators Warren and Wyden sent letters asking about reports that a trust tied to Lutnik's

children received a loan from Tether. Lutnik was at the White House for the Genius Act signing

and sits on the president's working group on digital assets. Mara Holdings is buying a 505 megawatt gas power plant in Ohio for roughly $1.5 billion.

Mara plans to build out AI and critical IT infrastructure there starting in 2027.

The deal raises Mara's owned power capacity by about 65% and is expected to add $144 million in annualized EBITA.

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