Is It Really Illegal to Bet on Inside Information About the Iran War? How About MrBeast?

Tamara Ceaikovski

Photo-Illustration: Intelligencer; Photo: Getty Images On prediction markets, there are many ways you can make or lose money on America’s foreign wars. There’s been plenty of demand lately. Before the U.S. captured Nicolás Maduro, users, including people with suspiciously accurate information, were putting money on how long he might be in power or whether there might be an invasion of Venezuela. Last week, before the U.S. and Israel initiated massive strikes on Iran, killing Ali Khamenei and