Kalshi will – Kalshi says that, for certain prediction-market bets, users will have to disclose where they work. The change is rolling out in the coming weeks and is expected to apply to topics like company performance and national security, with Kalshi confirming employmen
For some Kalshi bets, “where you work” is about to become part of the fine print.
The prediction market is taking a new step toward preventing insider trading. For certain bets, Kalshi will require users to disclose their employment information. The company says the rules will roll out in the coming weeks and that they’re expected to cover topics such as company performance and national security. though Kalshi has not disclosed the exact guidelines.
A company representative told The Wall Street Journal that Kalshi would typically confirm the employment information if it finds suspicious activity tied to an account.
The move lands in a market that has repeatedly wrestled with accusations of insider trading. Kalshi has already had multiple high-profile cases on its watch. including an employee of YouTuber MrBeast and three political office candidates. One of those candidates tried to frame the issue as a campaign promise connected to prediction market regulation.
The most recent flashpoint brought allegations against former Congressman George Santos.
With many users already willing to push the boundaries of platform rules. the latest policy may not end the problem so much as force it to change shape. Kalshi is moving to tighten a specific point of verification—employment—while prediction markets continue to face pressure from regulators and lawmakers.
Several states have attempted to sue prediction markets and treat them like gambling platforms. The federal government, however, has intervened and claimed sole jurisdiction for the sector under the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission.
Outside the US, efforts to curb prediction markets have been more aggressive. Spain has imposed a ban, and domestic leadership in other areas has been investigating how to regulate these businesses.
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so they’re spying on where you work now? cool.
Sounds like a good idea in theory but I don’t buy it fully. If someone wants to cheat they’ll just use a burner and lie about employment anyway. Seems like paperwork to me.
Wait so if you work at a company and you buy a bet about their performance, they’ll know? That’s kinda wild. Also didn’t MrBeast get tangled up with this, or am I mixing it with something else? If the CFTC is involved then it’s probably already a mess lol.
Prediction markets always sounded like insider trading with extra steps. Like okay disclose employment, but what about “national security” stuff… who decides what counts? George Santos stuff already proves people will game the system, so this won’t stop it, it’ll just make it harder to catch. Also Spain banning it doesn’t help either, unless they ban VPNs too.