The Fine Was the Business Plan
The CEO told compliance to grow through a $10M fraud attack and pay the fine if regulators noticed.
Source article: Polymarket CEO told compliance staff to 'keep growing' during $10M fraud attack.
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- Published
- Pen name
- Editorial Board
- Topic tags
- market and exchange, crime
- Primary entities
- Polymarket, Shayne Coplan, Commodity Futures Trading Commission, 1789 Capital, Donald Trump Jr., New York City Council, Andrew Clifford, Justin Hertzberg, Warren Jenson, Intercontinental Exchange, Checkout.com, Sullivan & Cromwell, Riskified
- Themes
- financial fraud, regulatory investigation, prediction markets, compliance failure, money laundering, rapid growth strategy