Google engineer charged in first U.S. insider trading case involving prediction market Polymarket
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Summary
Federal prosecutors charged Google engineer Michele Spagnuolo with insider trading on Polymarket, alleging he used confidential internal Google search data to make $1.2 million in profits under the pseudonym AlphaRaccoon. This marks the first U.S. insider trading case where a prediction market platform cooperated with prosecutors, highlighting the limits of blockchain pseudonymity when facing legal scrutiny. Google confirmed Spagnuolo accessed the marketing material through an internal tool available to all employees, framing it as misuse rather than restricted access.
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Prosecutors allege he converted confidential internal Google search information into $1.2 million in trading profits while risking more than $2.7 million in total wagers under the handle AlphaRaccoon.
Google confirmed he accessed the marketing material via an internal tool available to all employees, framing the issue as misuse rather than restricted access.
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