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Spotify deletes 500K streams of popular song for suspected Kalshi, Polymarket user manipulation - Mashable

Half a million botted listens were removed from a top charting song by Spotify after allegations from prediction market traders.

Mashable·3 July 2026 at 19:10·1 min read

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Half a million botted listens were removed from a top charting song by Spotify after allegations from prediction market traders.

GLOBAL — Half a million botted listens were removed from a top charting song by Spotify after allegations from prediction market traders.

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Spotify deletes 500K streams of popular song for suspected Kalshi, Polymarket user manipulation - Mashable

Do Kwon Extradited: The Terraform Labs Founder Faces Justice in New York

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