30 thành viên đảng Dân chủ Mỹ thúc đẩy lệnh cấm thị trường dự đoán? Vụ bê bối giao dịch nội gián của Polymarket gây ra cơn bão quản lý

【Block Rhythm】Prediction markets are in trouble again. A group of Democratic lawmakers in the U.S. Congress has decided to regulate this wild territory of prediction markets — including some notable political figures, 30 people jointly support a new bill with the core goal of prohibiting elected officials from engaging in politics-related gambling on prediction markets.

How did this become such a big issue? The trigger was an account on Polymarket — someone went on a betting spree predicting the arrest of former Venezuelan President, and actually made $400,000. Sounds a bit scary, doesn’t it? The market immediately erupted, with insider trading concerns flooding in.

To plug this loophole, New York State Representative Rich Torres formally submitted the “Financial Prediction Markets Public Integrity Act of 2026” on Friday. The name itself sounds very serious — the bill’s starting point is actually simple, just wanting to ensure officials don’t use inside information to make money on prediction markets.

This move reflects a reality: while prediction markets sound cutting-edge, the regulatory gaps also pose significant risks. From the Polymarket incident, if there are no clear rules in place, the information asymmetry advantage can indeed be easily exploited. How things develop next depends on how the U.S. Congress balances innovation and risk.