US EditionA US$400,000 Payout After Maduro’s Capture Is Putting Prediction Markets in the Spotlight
The arrest uses longstanding indictments and sanctions to disrupt Iran and Hezbollah’s foothold in the Western Hemisphere, signaling a shift toward non-military US leverage.
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A little more than a week after the capture of Nicolás Maduro by the U.S. government, it is inevitable to ask yourself some questions: what is going to happen with the future of Venezuela? What are the most urgent needs to be solved? What about the illusion of millions of Venezuelans to whom the news gave the hope of returning to their country? All these questions were part of the conversation “The future of Venezuela post Maduro”, organized by …
China Stands to Lose Billions in Venezuela After Maduro’s Capture
With the apprehension of Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro in Caracas, the United States has effectively gained control over the world’s largest proven oil reserves, cutting off one of Beijing’s most important energy lifelines in the Western Hemisphere. Just hours before his capture by the U.S. military, Maduro met with Chinese special envoy Qiu Xiaoqi, praising the “brotherly ties” between Caracas and Beijing. Those ties were built largely on oi…
Maduro’s capture tests international law and U.S. power
There are legitimate reasons why many Venezuelans — and many beyond Venezuela — have long argued that Nicolás Maduro should be brought to justice. His government has been credibly linked to large-scale corruption, authoritarian repression and longstanding ties to illicit drug trafficking networks that have destabilized the region. Compounding this record is the widely held view that Maduro no longer held a legitimate mandate after Venezuela’s 20…
The predictive markets allow people to bet on anything, from a basketball game to the result of a presidential election and, recently, the fall of former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro. The latter is attracting a new scrutiny to this troubled world of speculative transactions, which operate 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Last week, an anonymous merchant pocketed more than $400,000 after betting that Maduro would soon leave office.
The predictive markets allow people to bet on anything, from a basketball game to the result of a presidential election—and recently, the fall of former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro—the latter case is attracting renewed scrutiny of this turbulent world of speculative transactions that work 24 hours a day. Last week, an anonymous operator pocketed more than $400,000 after betting that Maduro would soon leave office.
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