Kalshi cofounders' favorite users include 'this guy who lives in Kansas' who is their best inflation forecaster

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Kalshi CEO Tarek Mansour

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From Andreessen to Altman, tech's big dogs know the wildest take wins

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Arizona files first state criminal charges against Kalshi, accusing it of illegal gambling

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Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes said Kalshi is "running an illegal gambling operation and taking bets on Arizona elections, both of which violate Arizona law.

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Betting on the Oscars or the Super Bowl halftime show would be banned under new prediction market bill

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Sen. Chris Murphy and Rep. Greg Casar

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Kalshi and Polymarket correctly predicted 19 out of 24 Oscar winners. Here are the ones they missed.

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In five categories, the film favored by traders on Kalshi and Polymarket ultimately did not win the Oscar.

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Kevin O'Leary supports his 'Marty Supreme' costar Timothée Chalamet so much, he bet $1,000 on Kalshi that he'd win an Oscar

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Kevin O'Leary.

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Who is favored to win an Oscar, according to Kalshi and Polymarket

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If bettors are correct, "One Battle After Another" will take home six Oscars, while "Sinners" is each set to win four.

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Watch out, prediction markets. The 'super apps' are coming.

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The Iran war is bringing a new wave of pressure onto prediction markets

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Sen. Chris Murphy is planning to introduce a bill to ban prediction market trading on government actions.

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Kalshi's response to its $2.2 million Iran mess: More fine print

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