Kalshi will begin requiring participants in certain prediction markets to disclose their employers, specifically for markets related to company performance and global politics, following concerns about insider trading and market manipulation.

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Who

Kalshi, Polymarket, Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Tarek Mansour (Kalshi CEO), Shayne Coplan (Polymarket CEO), Kristin Johnson (former CFTC commissioner), Michael Selig (new CFTC chair), Michelle Kendler-Kretsch, David Szakonyi (anti-corruption researchers), Representative Ritchie Torres, Matt Kalish (DraftKings co-founder)

What

When

Fri, 12 Jun 2026 09:00:01 GMT · 2h 9m ago

Where

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Why

The new requirement by Kalshi is a response to increasing scrutiny over insider trading and market manipulation within prediction markets as their trading volumes have grown significantly.

The Frontline Impact

How this affects you

This new employer disclosure policy by Kalshi aims to increase transparency and deter insider trading in prediction markets, which could lead to more robust market integrity and potentially influence future regulatory actions by bodies like the CFTC as they propose new rules to address market manipulation.

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New York Magazine
https://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/rotten-tomatoes-prediction-markets-polymarket-kalshi.html
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