More than 150 wallets on Polymarket may have traded on inside US military information, according to new research, while a soldier who participated in a raid that captured Maduro faces charges for trading on the platform. Polymarket CEO Shayne Coplan revealed the company employs a former FBI officer to monitor traders full-time.
Venezuela has signed its first oil production contracts with US companies including Hunt Oil and SLB since the US captured Nicolás Maduro in January, while BP secured rights to develop an offshore gasfield. The deals mark significant progress in the Trump administration's push to rebuild Venezuela's energy sector, with oil flows to US refineries quadrupling to 500,000 barrels per day since 2025.
Venezuela and the Dominican Republic announced an agreement to begin gradual normalization of diplomatic and consular relations, which were severed in 2024 after the Dominican Republic refused to recognize Nicolás Maduro's contested reelection. The countries will develop a roadmap for restoring ties.
