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18 Polymarket Users Face Korean Prosecutors After Police Traced Their Wallets

Unchained·September 17, 2026·1 min read
18 Polymarket Users Face Korean Prosecutors After Police Traced Their Wallets

Police in Gangwon booked 26 people on suspicion of illegal gambling and referred 18 to Korean prosecutors, identifying them from public blockchain records because the platform holds no list of Korean users. The 26 staked crypto worth about 17.6 billion won.

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