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Polymarket trading on Iran War spiked an hour before US strikes began

Oct 8, 2026 06:02:14

New analysis found a major spike in Polymarket bets predicting the Iran War roughly one hour before Trump's strikes began. The timing of the trading surge has drawn scrutiny about whether market participants had advance knowledge of the military action.

Raises questions about information asymmetry on prediction markets tied to national security events. If traders had advance knowledge, it could trigger CFTC or congressional scrutiny of how geopolitical event contracts handle classified or non-public information.

Source: PREDICTION_NEWS