Kalshi suspends three political candidates for betting on their own election races
Prediction market platform Kalshi announced Wednesday it suspended three political candidates for five years and fined them for betting on their own election outcomes. The candidates identified are Mark Moran (Virginia Senate independent), Matt Klein (Minnesota Democratic primary, 2nd Congressional District), and Ezekiel Enriquez (Texas Republican primary, 21st Congressional District). Kalshi characterized the actions as 'political insider trading' and said the enforcement was the first major action under newly implemented safeguards.
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