Insider Trading Scandal Rocks Polymarket as North Korean Hackers Dominate 2026 Crypto Thefts

May 1st, 2026 - Today we're covering the growing insider trading crisis on Polymarket that extends far beyond the Green Beret case, with unusual success rates in military bets raising serious red flags. North Korean hackers have now stolen over six billion dollars in crypto since 2017, accounting for seventy-six percent of 2026's losses. Bitcoin holds near seventy-seven thousand dollars as institutional demand surges despite weak retail participation and stubborn resistance at eighty thousand. Plus, Gemini secures a key CFTC license to challenge Polymarket and Kalshi, Ripple's CEO reaffirms XRP commitment at Vegas conference, and the Senate unanimously bans itself from prediction market trading. All this and more on today's Chain Reaction.