An outcry over insider trading erupted after one Polymarket user made $400,000 betting that Maduro would be ousted, hours ...

Online sleuths have tried to uncover who placed a winning bet on the Venezuelan leader's arrest to no avail. Still, ...

Investors closely monitor insider buys. But who are ‘insiders’? An insider is an officer, director, 10% stockholder, or anyone who possesses internal information because of their relationship with the ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Steve Weisman writes about white-collar crime. Portrait of a smiling Ivan Boesky, an American financier and expert in risk ...

The issue of insider trading has always been a hot one in the stock market and investment circles. Whereas illegal insider trading occurs when a person trades in stocks using non-public material ...

A pseudonymous trader, known only as AlphaRaccoon, on prediction market Polymarket has drawn sharp scrutiny after reportedly turning a $1.15 million profit in under 24 hours by betting on Google’s ...

This article has been updated to include a statement from BitMEX. Insider trading is a serious offense for which the crypto community has very little sympathy. It occurs when unscrupulous individuals ...

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In 2025, the SEC has shifted focus back to traditional insider trading enforcement, with fewer new cases but steady penalties. The approach is more conservative, targeting classic schemes and ...