# CFTC opened three previously unreported Polymarket insider-trading probes

_Friday, September 11, 2026 at 3:21 PM EDT · Policy, Products · Developing · Tier 2 — Notable_

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Documents obtained by WIRED through a Freedom of Information Act request show the Commodity Futures Trading Commission approved at least three previously unreported investigations into trading on prediction market Polymarket.

CFTC chairman Michael Selig authorized a private probe in early May into potential insider trading on Biden pardon event contracts, a second at the end of May into Iran event contracts, and a third in July into Google-themed contracts. The orders permit testimony, subpoenas and document production.

The Google inquiry runs parallel to a Southern District of New York investigation separate from the case against a Google engineer. The CFTC did not respond to questions about the investigations' status.

## Sources

- [WIRED](https://www.wired.com/story/polymarket-investigations-iran-biden-google-foia/)
- [Techmeme](https://www.techmeme.com/260911/p29#a260911p29)

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