Israel investigates a reservist and a civilian for using confidential information in bets on the Polymarket platform 💻🎲
Reports indicate that the Israeli prosecution has charged a reservist in the Israel Defense Forces and a civilian with using secret military information to bet on the blockchain-based Polymarket platform.
According to the prosecution, the reservist accessed operational intelligence information through his military position and shared it with the civilian who used it to place bets related to military operations.
Authorities arrested the accused in a joint operation that included the internal security agency "Shin Bet", the Israeli police, and the Ministry of Defense's security investigations unit. They have been charged with offenses related to security, bribery, and obstruction of justice ⚖️, emphasizing that the accused are not senior government or security officials.
This case is one of the clearest examples of the use of confidential information in decentralized prediction markets 🌐, and it opens an international discussion on insider trading and information asymmetry on betting platforms linked to real-world events 🎯.
