A prediction market user made $436k betting on Maduro's downfall(bbc.com)

74 points by tartoran 9 months ago | 101 comments

Iran-linked hackers breach FBI director's personal email(reuters.com)

389 points by m-hodges 7 months ago | 490 comments

Reuters report that Iran-linked hackers breached FBI Director Kash Patel's personal email and published excerpts online, per a DOJ official.

We haven't seen the worst of what gambling and prediction markets will do(derekthompson.org)

826 points by mmcclure 7 months ago | 576 comments

Derek Thompson essay arguing that the spread of gambling and prediction markets in America will cause worse social harm than people expect.

Bitcoin miners are losing on every coin produced as difficulty drops(coindesk.com)

204 points by PaulHoule 6 months ago | 182 comments

Israel says it has attacked Iran, declares state of emergency(cnbc.com)

15 points by LordAtlas 8 months ago | 1 comments

Kalshi CEO expects US DOJ to prosecute insider trading cases(semafor.com)

113 points by thm 6 months ago | 121 comments