Kalshi Probes Suspicious Bets on Trump Press Secretary Pick — SkimNews
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- Kalshi opened an investigation into suspicious bets tied to President Trump's selection of his next press secretary, per The Wall Street Journal.
- The company is reviewing at least three trades placed on its platform shortly before news outlets began reporting on the press secretary pick.
Why it matters: If confirmed, insider trading on a regulated prediction market ahead of a personnel announcement would test Kalshi's market-integrity controls and could draw scrutiny from regulators already watching political betting platforms. At least three flagged trades suggest the activity was concentrated enough to flag, not a single outlier.
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