News Summary

• The email was sent on 24 March, a day after US President Donald Trump announced a five-day pause on his threat to attack Iranian power plants and energy infrastructure.
• It referred to press reports that raised concerns over government officials using non-public information to place bets on platforms like Kalshi or Polymarket.
• Polymarket came under scrutiny in January after a gambler made nearly half a million dollars on the capture of Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro.
• The incident raised concerns about whether they had benefited from inside information of the US military operation.