[2026-03-05] The latest IT, economic, blockchain and coin news

A series of unusually timed prediction market bets placed just hours before U.S. strikes on Iran has triggered fresh accusations of insider profiteering, with Senator Chris Murphy (D-CT) warning that individuals with advance knowledge of military decisions may have made money wagering on war. “The Iran war is fueling a new kind of corruption: White House officials secretly profiting off war,” Murphy said in a video posted to X. “It's disgusting. We need to ban it.” “It looks like those six big...