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Kalshi CEO Calls for Oversight Amid Insider Trading Probe

4/17/2026

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Tarek Mansour, CEO of Kalshi, said the U.S. Department of Justice will prosecute insider trading on prediction markets.
Mansour stated that insider trading is a federal crime and Kalshi has opened 200 investigations.
Mansour urged regulatory oversight as the line between prediction markets and gambling remains unclear.
Kalshi received approval from the Commodity Futures Trading Commission in 2020 and faces scrutiny over insider trading and legal challenges from various states.

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Tarek Mansour, CEO of Kalshi, said the U.S. Department of Justice will prosecute insider trading on prediction markets.
Mansour stated that insider trading is a federal crime and Kalshi has opened 200 investigations.
Mansour urged regulatory oversight as the line between prediction markets and gambling remains unclear.
Kalshi received approval from the Commodity Futures Trading Commission in 2020 and faces scrutiny over insider trading and legal challenges from various states.