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applegrove

(132,659 posts)
Wed Apr 22, 2026, 07:56 PM Wednesday

Kalshi Suspends Candidates for 'Insider Trading'

Kalshi Suspends Candidates for ‘Insider Trading’

April 22, 2026 at 5:04 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard 92 Comments

https://politicalwire.com/2026/04/22/kalshi-suspends-candidates-for-insider-trading/


CNBC: “Prediction market platform Kalshi said Wednesday it had suspended and fined three candidates for Congress from Minnesota, Texas and Virginia for ‘political insider trading’ activity on their own campaigns.”
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Kalshi Suspends Candidates for 'Insider Trading' (Original Post) applegrove Wednesday OP
An R, a D and an I. How quaint. flvegan Wednesday #1
Glad they are regulating a bit. But they probably had applegrove Wednesday #2

flvegan

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1. An R, a D and an I. How quaint.
Wed Apr 22, 2026, 08:14 PM
Wednesday

Nice to see equal representation in our political spectrum.

"The candidates are Mark Moran, a former Virginia Democratic primary candidate for Senate who is now running as an independent; Minnesota Democrat Matt Klein, who is running in the primary for that state’s 2nd Congressional District; and Ezekiel Enriquez of Texas, who is running in the Republican primary for the state’s 21st Congressional District."

applegrove

(132,659 posts)
2. Glad they are regulating a bit. But they probably had
Wed Apr 22, 2026, 08:25 PM
Wednesday

to be seen doing that at this point because people are on to them.

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