On the early morning of January 3, 2026, a major news shockwave rocked the world: Trump announced the arrest of Venezuelan President Maduro. International public opinion was in an uproar, major intelligence agencies were urgently convened, and no one in Washington slept that night.

But in the world of the chain, this is not news at all—it has long been understood.

Fast forward six hours. On a prediction market platform, someone was frantically sweeping orders. A mysterious wallet ending with 0x31a5 was buying up contracts that said "Maduro will step down before January 31." The initial capital of $34,000 turned into over $400,000 in less than 24 hours. A 1205% return.

What’s even more bizarre? The creation time of this wallet—December 27. Just in the window when the U.S. military delayed its Christmas special operation due to weather. Someone not only knew the Pentagon’s top-secret plan but also turned this "inside information" into dollars.

The original idea of prediction markets was beautiful—the gathering of global wisdom to forecast the future through market mechanisms. But what’s happening now? It’s turning into an efficient information trading platform. As long as you have insider information, the chain becomes your ATM. When industry data becomes more sensitive than intelligence agencies, and blockchain turns into a fast channel for monetizing information, we need to seriously consider: what’s really going on with this market?