Paul Tudor Jones sees potential market rally after late October
Investing.com -- Norwegian officials are investigating a potential leak of information after online bets for Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado surged hours before she was named the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize winner.
Bets for Machado, who received the prize for her democracy advocacy work, increased dramatically on the Polymarket betting site shortly after midnight Norwegian time, according to information on the platform’s website. The five-member Nobel committee had reportedly made their decision on Monday.
"We take this very seriously," said Kristian Berg Harpviken, director of the Norwegian Nobel Institute. "It seems we have been prey to a criminal actor who wants to earn money on our information."
According to local newspapers Aftenposten and Finansavisen, who first reported the story, three Polymarket accounts that primarily bet on Machado earned combined profits of about $90,000.
This article was generated with the support of AI and reviewed by an editor. For more information see our T&C.