US soldier charged over $400K Polymarket bet on Maduro’s capture
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- Category: Crypto
- Language: EN
- Published: 2026-04-23 22:42 UTC
- Sources: CoinTelegraph
A US soldier, Gannon Ken Van Dyke, has been charged with betting $400,000 on whether Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro would be captured and killed. He allegedly profited from the trades and asked Polymarket to delete his account.
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