Prediction Markets Don’t Just Forecast Power - They Reshape It

In this week’s Crypto Long & Short Newsletter, Ryan Kirkley writes on how crypto prediction markets can risk incentivizing manipulation and amplify misinformation at scale.

CoinDesk
Wow! Trump is manipulating the stock marketā€¼ļø
Who knew? #MarketManipulation

you guys: #iran lets "non hostile" - meaning chinese & indian ships etc pass. that will bring down #oilprice a bit.

but at the end of the day the bombing continues and not a damn thing has changed about that. it's just #marketmanipulation.

and the #oil #infrastructure destroyed, that is a physical thing, ok, that will not come back quickly & at some point something has to give.

#energycrisis

Inside Traders MADE MILLIONS Ahead Of Trump Iran Market Manipulation

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Paul Krugman asks: Did someone profit from foreknowledge of a coup attempt? He examines suspicious activity in futures markets linked to Trump's threat to bomb Iranian power plants, questioning if financial gains from political instability constitute "treason." Discover the full implications here: https://paulkrugman.substack.com/p/treason-in-the-futures-markets #MarketManipulation #PoliticalIntrigue #DemocracyAtRisk #PaulKrugman
Treason in the Futures Markets

People close to Trump are trading based on national secrets

Paul Krugman
Wow! Trump is manipulating the stock marketā€¼ļø Who knew? #MarketManipulation
1-2 šŸ’” Same ego. Same chaos. Different outcome. Trump moves markets, markets move to him. #MarketManipulation #TrumpBacksDown #Iran #WarPause #Nuke
Oil drops, stocks soar after Trump postpones strikes on Iran

Stocks rose and oil prices fell sharply after President Donald Trump on Monday said the United States would postpone further strikes on Iran’s energy infrastructure, pending the outcome of negotiations.

CNN

Oh, would you look at that...

'Volume in stock and oil futures surged minutes before Trump’s market-turning post' | CNBC

#marketmanipulation #US #Israel #Iran

https://www.cnbc.com/2026/03/23/volume-in-stock-and-oil-futures-surged-minutes-before-trumps-market-turning-post.html