Illustration of Kalshi launching a fair markets lobby group amid a congressional investigation into prediction markets.
Illustration of Kalshi launching a fair markets lobby group amid a congressional investigation into prediction markets.
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Kalshi launches fair markets lobby group amid congressional probe

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Kalshi has unveiled a new advocacy group called Americans for Fair Markets to influence policymakers on prediction markets. The move comes as the US House Oversight Committee launched an investigation into Kalshi and Polymarket over insider trading concerns.

Rep. James Comer, chair of the House Oversight Committee, sent letters Friday to the CEOs of Polymarket and Kalshi seeking internal records on identity verification, geographic restrictions, and monitoring of suspicious trading activity. Comer raised concerns that government employees could use classified information to profit from policy and national security events on the platforms.

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Initial reactions on X primarily consist of neutral reports sharing the news of Kalshi's new lobby group launch in response to the congressional investigation, with limited additional commentary from users.

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Illustration of Minnesota capitol and federal clash over prediction markets
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Minnesota’s push to curb prediction markets runs into a federal preemption fight

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Minnesota lawmakers have advanced legislation aimed at restricting prediction markets such as Kalshi and Polymarket, setting up a clash with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, which argues federal law gives it exclusive authority over many of those products.

Prediction market platforms are still detecting attempts by campaign staffers to place bets on political races, despite new monitoring systems and growing scrutiny over insider trading.

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Federal authorities charged a Google software engineer in late May with insider trading after he allegedly won $1.2 million betting on Polymarket. The case is one of several recent incidents raising concerns about the use of nonpublic information on prediction platforms.

U.S.-linked wallets accounted for the largest share of political trading on Polymarket over the past year, reaching $571 million despite the platform's legal restrictions on American users.

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Prediction market platform Polymarket has appointed a representative in Japan and aims to secure government approval to operate there by 2030. The move comes as the company faces legal pressures in the United States.

Kalshi has secured formal approval from the Commodity Futures Trading Commission to offer perpetual futures on several altcoins in the United States. The move positions the platform to expand into an emerging market for crypto derivatives. Hyperliquid also saw significant trading activity following the regulatory development.

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Kalshi has secured $1 billion in fresh funding, doubling its valuation to $22 billion in a round led by Coatue. The U.S.-based prediction market platform reported strong growth in institutional trading amid broader interest in event contracts.

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