DOGE Veterans Are Landing Big Jobs at Prediction Markets
At DOGE, Mendelson was technically employed by the General Services Administration, but worked as an advisor to the Securities and Exchange Commission chairman Paul Atkins. Polymarket, which currently faces an investigation from the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, declined to comment on this story. The SEC did not respond to requests for comment.Mendelson isn’t the only former DOGE affiliate in a position of power in a prediction market.
- ▪At DOGE, Mendelson was technically employed by the General Services Administration, but worked as an advisor to the Securities and Exchange Commission chairman Paul Atkins.
- ▪Polymarket, which currently faces an investigation from the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, declined to comment on this story.
- ▪The SEC did not respond to requests for comment.Mendelson isn’t the only former DOGE affiliate in a position of power in a prediction market.
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Kate KnibbsPoliticsJul 30, 2026 9:20 AMDOGE Veterans Are Landing Big Jobs at Prediction MarketsPolymarket and Novig have both recently brought ex-DOGE affiliates onboard as scrutiny of the industry intensifies.Photo-Illustration: Jobanny Cabrera; Getty ImagesCommentLoaderSave StorySave this storyCommentLoaderSave StorySave this storyPolymarket’s every move is under close scrutiny these days, as the prediction market giant fights dozens of legal battles about how it can operate.
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