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Kalshi has opened an internal investigation into three trades made before Katie Zacharia’s public appointment as White House press secretary. The trades occurred when her implied probability stood at 1%, prompting scrutiny over possible advance knowledge.
Kalshi’s investigation subjects trades preceding a public appointment to scrutiny over possible advance knowledge.
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Kalshi imposed a permanent ban and financial penalty over alleged manipulation involving Santos’s trading and public attendance statements.
The CFTC sanction combines a fine, profit surrender and a three-year trading ban for betting on presidential speech content.
The committee examined manipulation risks, while disputed examples highlight disagreement over which products breached standards.
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