Episode 419 — Polymarket Insider Trading Charges Illustrate DOJ and CFTC Prediction Markets Enforcement Strategy

Recent insider trading charges connected to Polymarket highlight the Department of Justice and Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s evolving enforcement strategy toward prediction markets and digital trading platforms. In this episode, Michael Volkov analyzes how regulators are applying traditional insider trading, fraud, and market manipulation theories to emerging event-based trading ecosystems. Michael also explores the growing compliance expectations for prediction market operators, including surveillance systems, AML controls, information barriers, and governance frameworks as DOJ and the CFTC increase scrutiny of digital market integrity risks.











