'People need to go to jail': Firestorm as mysterious bets cash in on ceasefire hours early

The public ostensibly had no indication that a deal was imminent.One wallet, created the morning of the announcement, dropped roughly 72,000 in bets and walked away with 200,000 in profit. Another, created the day before, cleared 125,500. A third, created just 12 minutes before Trump's post, made nearly 50,000.The pattern mirrors previous episodes, including mysterious bets placed before the January capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, that have repeatedly raised insider trading alarms in Congress.Rep. Blake Moore (R-UT) didn't mince words: It’s highly unlikely that these are good-faith trades; it’s much more likely that these are insiders with access to information ahead of the public. Without some kind of restrictions, there is nothing stopping government or military officials from profiting from their positions.Democratic strategist Mike Nellis wrote on X, Lock ‘em up.David Clinch, co-founder of Media Growth Partners, wrote on X, People need to go to jail for this.Bill Speros, senior betting analyst for Bookies.com, wrote on X, If I can trade on @Polymarket using a VPN from Florida, then anyone from anywhere in the US can do it. That is clear. These concerns will have to be addressed eventually before it fully launches in the US. The calls are coming from inside the house.Ben Yelin, an attorney, wrote on X, We should be far angrier about this s--- and we need hearings.