PREDICTION MARKETS | 4 Polymarket Traders Win Over $600K Betting on US-Iran Ceasefire

Four traders on Polymarket made $663,000 in profits after placing well-timed bets on a ceasefire between the United States and Iran, raising fresh questions about potential insider activity on the blockchain-based prediction platform.

The traders, using newly created wallets with no prior history, wagered that a ceasefire agreement would be reached by April 7, 2026, according to blockchain data and market activity.

The bets were placed shortly before official confirmation that Washington and Tehran had agreed to a temporary truce, a move that eased geopolitical tensions and lifted global markets.

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Prediction market data shows that the ‘ceasefire by April 7’ outcome surged to near certainty just ahead of the announcement, suggesting traders may have acted on information not widely available at the time.

The timing of the trades has sparked speculation about whether the accounts had access to privileged insights though no direct evidence of wrongdoing has been confirmed.

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Polymarket, which allows users to bet on real-world events using crypto, has previously faced scrutiny over controversial and potentially sensitive markets tied to geopolitical developments.

The platform has not publicly commented on the specific trades, but the incident adds to growing concerns about transparency and the risk of insider behavior in decentralized prediction markets.

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