Norway Suspects Espionage in Nobel Peace Prize Winner Breach

Norwegian officials see cyber espionage as the most likely cause of unusual betting surge on this year’s Nobel Peace Prize recipient ahead of the announcement.

The Nobel Institute on Friday began investigating reports that bets at the Polymarket platform spiked hours before it was unveiled that Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado was awarded the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize for fighting for democracy. The probe is still ongoing, Kristian Berg Harpviken, the director of the institute, said on Monday.

Maria Corina Machado

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“We are investigating several leads, but we haven’t concluded,” ...